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Australian Troops Supported By Heron UAV In Afghanistan

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Friday, January 29th, 2010

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The first Australian-leased Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has begun initial operations supporting Australian, Afghan and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan, officials said. Under Project Nankeen, the Defence Materiel Organization (DMO) signed an initial one-year contract with an option to extend with Canada's MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd (MDA) to provide Heron UAS services that will deliver high resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability supporting Australian Defence Forces and ISAF operations in southern Afghanistan. MDA has locations…

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