Europe carries the tail light again: taking an eagle eye's view across the world map of unmanned aircraft, it only takes a few seconds to realise that in spite of its technological capabilities, Europe is the slow coach in terms of drone development and new operational ideas.

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Drone Update

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Europe carries the tail light again: taking an eagle eye's view across the world map of unmanned aircraft, it only takes a few seconds to realise that in spite of its technological capabilities, Europe is the slow coach in terms of drone development and new operational ideas.

Except for a few cases in the tactical arena, European armed forces have essentially used foreign drones over the past decade, even if some companies like then-Aerospatiale and Eads were often able to refer to the CL 289 as being a proprietary design.

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