Austria’s Minister of Defence, Norbert Darabos, says that his country plans to buy surveillance UAS for use at home and abroad.The unmanned aircraft could be used to help protect troops on foreign soil through surveillance as well as in case of natural catastrophes such as avalanches. They may also be used to watch borders crossed by illegal immigrants but only if they do not violate “the private space” of individuals.
Speaking to reporters on Monday in Eisenstadt, east of Vienna, Darabos said that the aircraft would not be armed
The Defence Ministry plans to invest around 2 million euros — about $2.5 million — in purchasing the UAS, but did not say where they would be manufactured.
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