The New Austrian UAV is Equipped with an Israeli Payload

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The Cassidian Tracker mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has won the Austrian Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) UAV competition. The system will be the Austrian military’s first UAV. As a result of not utilising the majority of the available budget for the buy, IHS Jane’s understands that the remaining EUR15 million allocation may later be spent on acquiring a larger UAV system. According to Jane’s Tracker was offered for the requirement by Austrian telecoms provider Kapsh Group, which is not noted for its involvement in the defence sector, with the French designed Tracker beating 10 other offerings. The first Trackers will be delivered within 2013, while Kapsh will also provide crew-training at the Allentsteig firing range.Click here for the full story: http://i-hls.com/2013/10/the-new-austrian-uav-is-equipped-with-an-israeli-payload/