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FIDAE 2010: Rafael UAVs assisting in earthquake effort

26th March 2010 - 09:43 GMT | by Tony Osborne in Santiago, Chile

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Aeronautics and Rafael are working together to help Chilean earthquake humanitarian effort.

The companies have loaned two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Chilean Air Force (the Fuerza Aerea de Chile) to operate in the area around Concepcion where the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck at the end of February. The Orbiter Mini UAV and the Aerostar tactical UAV are being used to survey areas affected by the quake, beaming pictures back to the civil authorities.

Speaking at the FIDAE airshow in Santiago, a spokesman for Aeronautics said: 'The Chilean Air Force does not have its own UAVs so this has been

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Tony was deputy editor of Defence Helicopter and Rotorhub magazines before joining Aviation Week in …

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