(Reuters) Sabine Siebold - German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced plans for the army to lease Heron TP drones from Israel Aerospace Industries rather than buy Predator B drones from U.S. defense contractor General Atomics. The Israeli drones, like the Predator B, can be armed, government sources said, adding Germany planned to lease 3-5 drones from 2018. Germany already has three earlier versions of the Heron reconnaissance drone which are deployed in Afghanistan. The new drones are to serve as an interim measure until the EU has developed its own, von der Leyen said.
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