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Poland considering buying Israeli drones: defence minister
Warsaw (AFP) Aug 12, 2009 Poland is considering buying drones from Israel, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said Wednesday, after Warsaw's announcement that it was bolstering its deployment in Afghanistan. Klich told reporters he had recently travelled to Israel to visit arms manufacturers. "Three companies there produce top-quality pilotless aircraft," he said. "Without predicting which of the three -- or even another, non-Israeli firm -- will win the tender, I can't imagine that we'll buy them one by one. We're going to buy a whole range of drones, from short- to medium-range," he added. Poland currently has 2,000 soldiers in Afghanistan fighting Taliban-led militants under the banner of the NATO-run International Security Assistance Force, which draws together around 64,500 troops from more than 40 nations. Drones, armed with lethal missiles and controlled by a "pilot" using a joystick at bases in the United States and elsewhere, have become an American weapon of choice in the fight against the militants. On Monday, one Polish soldier was killed and four were injured during a clash in Afghanistan's central province of Ghazni. It was Warsaw's 10th fatality since it first sent troops to Afghanistan in 2002. On Tuesday, Poland said it had created a back-up force of 200 soldiers ready for deployment in Afghanistan. Poland, a former communist country turned staunch ally of Washington, joined NATO in 1999 and has over the years gradually upgraded its military equipment. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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US may arm Afghan air corps with drones: generalWashington (AFP) Aug 12, 2009 The US military is looking at eventually equipping Afghanistan's air corps with unmanned aircraft for surveillance missions, a general said on Wednesday. "Right now, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are not part of that capability that we are envisioning for them," said US Brigadier General Walter Givhan, who is helping Kabul revive its air force. "However, I think it fits into that categ ... read more |
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