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Israeli Company Wins Finnish Mini UAV Bid


(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - Finland's Ministry of Defense has selected Israeli company Aeronautics for a 20-year program to equip, train and support tactical ground forces in the use of the company's Orbiter II mini UAV. Under the estimated $31 million contract, the Yavne, Israel-based company will provide up to 45 Orbiter systems, including up to 180 unmanned aircraft. The decision follows a nearly three-year international competition involving 10 companies, four of them from Israel. Danny Eshchar, Aeronautics vice president for marketing and sales, said the company's Orbiter has been tapped by 14 customer nations and is operational in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
2012-05-17 00:00:00
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