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Countries Seek More UAVs for Afghanistan国家寻求更多的无人机阿富汗

By Daniel ⋅ December 1, 2008 ⋅由丹尼尔 ⋅ 08年12月一号⋅ Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment 打印此邮报 ⋅ 邮报评论

The Financial Times reports that “countries operating in Afghanistan are…acquiring more” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to experts, who explain that “Afghanistan is…a perfect environment for unmanned aircraft” because “[i]ts airspace is uncluttered and the Taliban does not have weaponry capable of shooting [the UAVs] down.” The move by coalition countries follows a move in which the British military fast-tracked procurement of “the Herti system, developed by BAE Systems and delivered to Afghanistan last year on trial.” The British military also asked for 10 Reaper MQ-9s, which are “equipped to carry precision guided bombs and missiles.” The Times notes that, in Afghanistan, “[a] shortage of battlefield drones has meant different forces have had to share air time.” Compounding the situation is “the fact that some drones, including the Predator, which is extensively used by US forces, are susceptible to bad weather and high winds.” 英国金融时报报道， “国家在阿富汗活动的...获取更多的”无人驾驶飞行器（无人机） ，据专家说，谁解释说， “阿富汗是...一个完美的环境，无人驾驶飞机” ，因为“ [一]温度领空是整洁和塔利班没有武器射击能力[该无人机]下来。 “此举的联盟国家如下此举在英国军方快速跟踪采购的” Herti系统，开发的BAE系统公司和阿富汗运到去年的审判。 “英国军方还要求10个死神传输， 9s ，这是”装备精确制导炸弹和导弹。 “泰晤士报指出，在阿富汗， ” [ 1 ]短缺的战场无人机意味着不同的部队已分享空气的时间。 “复杂的局势是”一个事实，即一些无人驾驶飞机，其中包括捕食，这是广泛使用的美国军队，很容易受到恶劣天气和强风。 “

Tags: uav , UAVs , unmanned aerial vehicles标签： 无人机 ， 无人机 ， 无人驾驶飞行器