777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11319 posts, RR: 17 Posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2142 times:
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The army is trialling US and Israeli-made military drone spy planes and is also about to test six similar experimental New Zealand-made aircraft.
The small pilotless aircraft – also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – are used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance flights. They commonly carry video, still and infrared cameras
Chachu201 From New Zealand, joined Apr 2006, 857 posts, RR: 19 Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2093 times:
Its good to see NZ developing its military, especially after they removed strike capabilities from the RNZAF, and I hope that army will find a good use for them. I reckon however, that its more likely that MAF will use them, or they'll just be used in conjenction with the P-3's for coastal patrol.
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KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11714 posts, RR: 52 Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2020 times:
These are not "spy planes", they are reconn aircraft. There is no such thing as a spy plane.
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