Pakistan acquiring UAVs from Europe

Posted on: Mar. 16th, 2006 || Source: hindu.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

London, March 15 (PTI): Pakistan is acquiring two types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from Europe to enhance surveillance capabilities while continuing with its indegenous development efforts, a defence weekly reported today.

The Pakistan army has finalised an order from Germany for the EMT LUNA short-range battlefield reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition UAV, according to the Jane's Defence Weekly.

Three or four systems are likely to be obtained in total, it said, adding that details were not yet known.

Pakistan Air force is acquiring from Italy the Galileo Falco medium-altitude endurance tactical UAV, with delivery due in December. Four systems are involved in the deal at an unknown cost, the report said.

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