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Thursday, August 30, 2007

More spy planes needed in fight against Taliban: committee
The Canadian chair of the Standing Committee on National Security and Defence said better UAVs should be provided for Canadian troops in Afghanistan.

Reports out of Afghanistan said Canadian forces are frustrated with their French-made CU-161 Sperwer UAVs. The aircraft has poor endurance and they do not work in the intense heat of the Kandahar summer.

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