28 September 2016

News Story: Drones used in joint Russian-Indian military drills

Russian Orlan-10 UAV
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russian and Indian motorized units have used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during joint military drills in Russia's Far Eastern Primorsky Territory, a Russian Eastern Military District (EMD) spokesman has said.

During the drills, EMD units and Indian Armed Forces used Russian UAVs "Orlan-10" to locate illegal armed groups, said the district's spokesman Vladimir Matveyev.

Using UAVs, the two countries' forces also practiced transporting tactical groups, he said.

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