Antara News : TNI to acquire unmanned spy plane in 2012

Antara News : TNI to acquire unmanned spy plane in 2012: "Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s National Defense Forces (TNI) will acquire an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft (UAV) from Kital Philippine Corp in 2012, Deputy Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said.

"It will be a brand new aircraft and be delivered this year," Sjafrie said at the Defense Ministry here Thursday.

The spy plane would have the capability of cruising over a distance of 200 km for 15 hours, he said.

The order for the plane was placed with Kital Pilippine Corp as part of a 2004 military hardware procurement program and the relevant contract was signed in 2006. The defense ministry had already done a technical examination of the plane."

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