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German UAS plans affected by political manoeuvring

15th November 2013 - 16:36 GMT | by Pieter Bastiaans in Breda

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Plans by the German MoD to acquire an armed MALE UAV solution will be put on hold as an indirect result of trilateral negotiations in government to form a coalition, industry sources have revealed.

Negotiations regarding the procurement of such a UAV are expected to form part of a comprehensive agreement on a wide range of issues, sources informed Shephard.

Following Chancellor Angela Merkel’s election victory on 23 September, Germany’s largest political parties - the Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Union and Social Democratic Party (SDP) which opposes arming of UAVs - are currently discussing the possibility of forming

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A resident from Breda, the Netherlands, Pieter Bastiaans is an independent defence correspondent and photographer …

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