[RIA Novosti-Russia] The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a deal with an Israeli company to buy several unmanned aerial vehicles, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin said Friday. The Russian business paper Kommersant reported on Tuesday that a contract signed with Israel Aerospace Industries envisioned the purchase of the Bird-Eye 400 mini-UAV (range-10 km), I-view MK150 tactical UAV (100 km), and Searcher Mk II medium-range UAV (250 km). Popovkin said the purchase was a temporary measure designed "to show our industry what it [a spy drone] is." "We will rely on our own equipment to fight wars," he said.
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