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UAE firm introduced armed drone at Dubai air show
Emirati group Adcom Systems introduced an armed drone at the Dubai Airshow on Thursday, developed at a time when many military powers continue to import the unmanned aircraft increasingly used in warfare.
The MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) plane should begin testing in early December and be available to customers in February, Ali al-Dhaheri, the president of the Abu Dhabi-based company, told AFP.
The device, known as United 40, can carry eight 60-kilometre (37-miles) range Nemrod missiles in its fuselage. Those are also developed by Adcom and are to be tested in January.
Adcom Systems, a conglomerate of 37 companies, mainly manufactures drones used for air force training.
Dhaheri stressed that the technology for the United 40 was developed by his company.
All systems are ours. We are a leading innovator in aerodynamics, he said.
Drones under development by European defense firms are using technology purchased from Israel.
Dassault Aviation of France and Britains BAE Systems are jointly working on a drone project, while the European aerospace and defense group EADS is still working on its drone Talarion.
The UAE model, which took five years to develop, has a wingspan of 17.5 meters, a maximum payload of 400 kilograms, and carries 300 liters of fuel, of which 260 liters are in the wings, Dhaheri said.
UAE firm introduced armed drone at Dubai air show
Emirati group Adcom Systems introduced an armed drone at the Dubai Airshow on Thursday, developed at a time when many military powers continue to import the unmanned aircraft increasingly used in warfare.
The MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) plane should begin testing in early December and be available to customers in February, Ali al-Dhaheri, the president of the Abu Dhabi-based company, told AFP.
The device, known as United 40, can carry eight 60-kilometre (37-miles) range Nemrod missiles in its fuselage. Those are also developed by Adcom and are to be tested in January.
Adcom Systems, a conglomerate of 37 companies, mainly manufactures drones used for air force training.
Dhaheri stressed that the technology for the United 40 was developed by his company.
All systems are ours. We are a leading innovator in aerodynamics, he said.
Drones under development by European defense firms are using technology purchased from Israel.
Dassault Aviation of France and Britains BAE Systems are jointly working on a drone project, while the European aerospace and defense group EADS is still working on its drone Talarion.
The UAE model, which took five years to develop, has a wingspan of 17.5 meters, a maximum payload of 400 kilograms, and carries 300 liters of fuel, of which 260 liters are in the wings, Dhaheri said.
UAE firm introduced armed drone at Dubai air show
really Isreal actually prefers SA to iran why because Saudi's see Iran as a bigger threat not to mention SA is quiet on the issue of Israel, common enemy both SA and Israel have now, lolz USA wants SA into a conflict is the stupidest thing I've heard that means oil prices would sky rocket.
