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Czech News Agency November 17, 2009 Czech military buys unmanned planes for 2 million crowns - server -The RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicles are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as by the Spanish and Danish special forces. Prague: The Czech military has bought two sets of the Raven U.S. remote-controlled miniature unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAV) for 20 million crowns that are to help protect Czech soldiers in foreign missions, mainly in Afghanistan, the iDnes.cz server reported today. Soldiers of the 102nd reconnaissance battalion in Prostejov, south Moravia, received the planes in November. Ravens will replace the outdated Sojka (Jay) unmanned planes in the Czech military armament. "The military has two sets of the Raven vehicles at its disposal," Defence Ministry spokesman Jan Pejsek confirmed to the server natoaktual.cz. The ministry has been considering purchasing simpler state-of-the-art unmanned planes for several months. The RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicles are used by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as by the Spanish and Danish special forces. One set usually includes three miniature unmanned planes and all technical equipment, iDnes.cz writes. The main advantage of unmanned aerial vehicles is that they can "map" territory easily and quickly. They also help soldiers uncover planted explosives, traps and attacks beforehand and obtain detailed information on buildings. The Czech military has primarily sought unmanned reconnaissance planes that do not need complicated service, requiring maximally three people, the server writes. ($1=17.169 crowns) =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected] Daily digest option available. ============================== --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bNM5nn.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [email protected] For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
