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KABUL, Afghanistan - An International Security Assistance Force unmanned aerial vehicle went down in Kunduz province, July 28.
The vehicle, a Luna UAV, was remotely piloted from a ground station and contains no weapons or intelligence that could be exploited by enemy forces.
"The Luna is slightly larger than an average toy remote-controlled airplane purchased from a hobby shop. Reports of the Taliban 'capturing a reconnaissance plane' after it made a emergency landing are misleading. Even if the vehicle was intact after it went down, it has absolutely no value to enemy forces." said Col. Hans Bush, ISAF Joint Command spokesperson.
The unmanned system suffered from mechanical problems and went down in the Taliban stronghold area of Qal'ah-ye Zal district.
"Because the aircraft went down in an area known to be littered with IEDS and has absolutely no benefit to the enemy, we decided not to recover it," Bush said.
The Luna is 2.28 meters (approximately 7 feet) long has a take-off weight of 37 kilograms, or about 80 pounds. It is powered by a two-cylinder, two-stroke engine similar to a lawnmower motor.
| Date Taken: | 07.28.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2010 08:54 |
| Story ID: | 53528 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 237 |
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