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Photos: Unmanned 'spy in the sky' passes first test

As plane as can be

Tags: mod, watchkeeper, thales, plane

By Jo Best

Published: 26 November 2008 16:43 GMT


April this year saw the first tests of Watchkeeper's unmanned flight capability while a test of the vehicle's automatic takeoff and landing was carried out in August.

The current batch of tests will put its onboard systems under the microscope.

A Thales spokeswoman told silicon.com: "This is the first time the air vehicle has flown with the systems and communicated down to ground control station [pictured here] and has fed images down to ground control station."

Photo credit: Thales UK


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