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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Predators complete test flight as Turkey produces more UAVs


İncirlik Air Base
US-deployed Predator drones at İncirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, which will be used as part of Turkey’s fight against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), completed their first test flights on Tuesday, at a time when Turkey is increasing its domestic production of homemade drones.

Two of the four Predators drones deployed on Nov. 14 at İncirlik Air base made their first test flights in Adana. The lift-off operation was carried out by the American staff of the Ground Control Unit at the base.

The Predators were controlled by a center based in Nevada in the US during the whole flight. Images of the flight will be delivered to US military quarters in Ankara after initially being sent to the US.

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