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UAV in active service reveals PLA's growing interest in military robot
chinadaily ^ | 2009-10-01 | Xinhua) Updated:

Posted on 10/04/2009 7:58:03 AM PDT by Flavius

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) which used to be in favor of human wave tactics has revealed its growing interest in military robot systems such as the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) mounted on trucks that appeared for the first time on National Day parade.

A total of ten short and mid-range UAVs, obviously driven by a two-bladed propeller at the top or end of the fuselages, are painted with blue and red strips on the fuselage and wings.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: robots; uav
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1 posted on 10/04/2009 7:58:04 AM PDT by Flavius
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