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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Georgia Test Flies First Domestically Designed Drone

[Georgian-produced drones]Georgia conducted a test flight of its first domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Tuesday, the Georgian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili observed the “successful” test flight, which took place at a military base near the capital of Tbilisi “amid complex terrain and climate conditions,” the statement said.

Saakashvili said on Monday the drone was “designed to the highest technological specifications.” It is capable of flying for eight hours at an altitude of 100 to 3,000 meters and can develop speeds of between 60 and 160 km/h, the Defense Ministry statement said.

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