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09-11-2007, 05:25 PM
Caught in the act: New drone kills two insurgents planting IED
BAGHDAD — A new unmanned aerial vehicle has conducted its first successful attack mission for the U.S. Army in Iraq.
The Hunter UAV killed two Iraqi insurgents in a mission in the Nineveh province on Sept. 1.
Officials said the Hunter, manufactured by the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, tracked and fired precision munitions that killed the insurgents as they sought to place an improvised explosive device along a major thoroughfare near Qayyarah.
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http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2007/me_terror_09_10.asp
BAGHDAD — A new unmanned aerial vehicle has conducted its first successful attack mission for the U.S. Army in Iraq.
The Hunter UAV killed two Iraqi insurgents in a mission in the Nineveh province on Sept. 1.
Officials said the Hunter, manufactured by the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, tracked and fired precision munitions that killed the insurgents as they sought to place an improvised explosive device along a major thoroughfare near Qayyarah.
Read the rest:
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2007/me_terror_09_10.asp