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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Watchkeeper to be key pillar of Anglo-French defence cooperation

WatchkeeperThe largest tactical unmanned air system (UAS) in Europe was today announced as a key pillar of a broad Anglo-French defence coopera­tion in the field of UAS as the French Government confirmed its interest in working with the UK to develop Thales UK’s Watchkeeper.

Victor Chavez, Chief Executive of Thales UK, says: “Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) have played a fundamental role in military operations in recent years, and it is only natural that they now also take centre stage in international defence agreements.

The UK and France want to remain leaders in the use of UAVs, and working together on Watchkeeper would ensure both have the best intelligence capabilities without duplicat­ing the costs.”

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