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Elbit Showcasing MAGNI Intelligence Drone at Paris Homeland Security Conference

Elbit Showcasing MAGNI Intelligence Drone at Paris Homeland Security Conference
Elbit's newly introduced MAGNI intelligence drone features a dual S-band or LTE communications suite, an automatic coordinate tracking capability, and a built-in interface with battle management systems. Photo: Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems plans to showcase its new MAGNI intelligence drone at this week's Milipol Paris 2019 safety and homeland security conference, which hosts some 30,000 visitors biennially. The drone is a five-pound, autonomous multi-rotor vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system (UAS) "designed to significantly enhance the situational awareness capabilities of mobile forces" and to enable "rapid deployment and launch (in less than 1 minute) from any combat vehicle transforming it to an effective intelligence gathering platform," according to Elbit.…

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