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United Nations to start using surveillance drones in the DRC
- _djo_ 13y agoFirst pictures: https://twitter.com/t_mcconnell/status/407504857587650560 https://twitter.com/t_mcconnell/status/407504857587650560 and https://twitter.com/Ndiagaseck/status/407450077847121920 https://twitter.com/Ndiagaseck/status/407450077847121920 The aircraft are Falco UAVs made by Selex ES, which will also operate them from Goma as part of the contract. These are not the first UAVs to be used in the DRC, the EUFOR forces used some in 2006 and some of the forces deployed with the UN have used hand-held UAVs from time to time, but this is the first time UAVs will be an integral part of a UN peacekeeping mission.