The Race Is On: Manufacturer Sets Sights On Market For Armed Drones -- NBC News
In a sprawling complex just outside Pretoria, South Africa, a government-owned arms manufacturer is preparing to test an armed drone that it hopes to begin selling soon to governments around the world.
The company, Denel Dynamics, says the armed version of the Seeker 400, which will carry two laser-guided missiles, will enable so-called opportunistic targeting at a range of up to about 155 miles.
“These are not combat systems, they are foremost reconnaissance systems,” Sello Ntsihlele, executive manager of UAV systems for Denel, told NBC News.
He added: “(But if) you speak to any general, show him the capability, he will tell you, ‘I want to have munitions.’”
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My Comment: A good summary on the growing market for weaponized drones.
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