Unmanned aircraft patrol Bolivia/Brazil border to control drugs and smuggling

Friday, July 8th 2011 - 05:55 UTC

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Four Brazilian unmanned aircraft guided by remote control, Drones, will begin operating in August along the Bolivian border announced Felipe Caceres, Bolivian Social Defence Deputy Minister. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
Presumably the rental period for the drones is up to the end of the Olympics/World Cup.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 08:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
apparently the MOD was considering three for the falklands
if and when or ever required .[interesting thought ]
Jul 08th, 2011 - 09:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
What for briton? :-)))
To keep an eye on the sheep or the penguins? :-)))
Jul 08th, 2011 - 10:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
sad words from a sad man .
Jul 08th, 2011 - 10:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
I suppose their role is to shoot down without warning any light aircraft crossing the border region without permission.
Considering the state of 'air traffic control' in the region, this could kill off quite a lot of local 'frequent fliers' as well!
Jul 09th, 2011 - 08:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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