Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Armed Chinese Drone Crashed in Nigeria: Who Owns it?


The wreckage of an armed drone appeared in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday near the heart of the West African country’s fight against a violent Islamist insurgency, raising questions about the extent of global drone proliferation.

Pictures of the wreckage posted on Twitter show an unmanned combat aerial vehicle that closely resembles the CH-3 drone made by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Missiles connected to two hardpoints and a sensor payload are visible in the images.

Reports place the crash near the village of Dumge in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state.

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