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Now the military of NATO countries will be able to spy from a 20-kilometer height on what is happening on the ground. The US has successfully tested a reconnaissance drone capable of continuously being in the stratosphere for up to a year.
This is reported by the German magazine Bild.
The test flight took place in a desert area of the US state of New Mexico. The Phasa 35 unmanned aerial vehicle, created by specialists of the British defense company BAE Systems, was launched.
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The drone took off, reaching a 20-kilometer height, that is, it appeared in the stratosphere. His flight lasted a day. But this time is not the limit. The creators of the device claim that it can stay in the air non-stop for a whole year. The UAV is capable of this due to the presence of solar cells.
At an altitude of 20 kilometers, the aircraft becomes invisible to radar. And the operators of the drone can not be afraid that it will be shot down by the air defense systems of the alleged enemy.
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The authors of the publication would like Western developers to soon begin supplying such equipment to the Armed Forces, because it could benefit Ukrainian militants during military operations against the Russian army.
- they suggested, talking about the new drone.
The Russian command, probably, should also assume such an opportunity and set the task to the domestic defense industry so that they come up with an "antidote" against the drone created in the West.
