Germany Offers Unmanned Plane for UN Weapon Inspection in Iraq

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Germany Offers Unmanned Plane for UN Weapon Inspection in Iraq

Germany has agreed to lend an unmanned reconnaissance plane and its supporting personnel to aid the United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq, it was announced Friday.

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Germany has agreed to lend an unmanned reconnaissance plane and its supporting personnel to aid the United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq, it was announced Friday.

Deputy government spokesman Thomas Steg said Germany would provide one of its LUNA X-2000 remote-controlled aircraft after the United Nations approached Berlin for help.

The German army began testing the LUNA X-2000 in Kosovo two years ago. The drone is equipped with high-powered video cameras that transmit live pictures to operators on the ground.

The supporting crew will be German soldiers who are officially on leave from the armed forces while doing UN work, according to press reports.

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