ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that allies buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high altitude surveillance drones, with Norway, Finland, Germany and Denmark signing a letter of intent for the purchase.This is the first purchase of Triton drones by the alliance and will complement NATO’s current fleet of RQ-4D Phoenix intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drones based at Sigonella Air Base in Sicily, Italy.

ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that allies buy up to five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high altitude surveillance drones, with…

NATO intenționează să își consolideze capacitățile de supraveghere aeriană prin achiziția de drone de mare altitudine MQ-4C Triton.

Norge skal sammen med andre Nato-land kjøpe inn fem gigantiske overvåkingsdroner av typen Triton.

Norge skal sammen med andre Nato-land sjekke muligheten for å kjøpe inn fem gigantiske overvåkingsdroner av typen Triton.

Išlo by o prvý nákup dronov Triton v rámci Aliancie.

The announcement comes as threats from drones become common on battlefields, with heavy casualties reported in most active conflicts.

“It is genuinely made in NATO and is creating jobs on both sides of the Atlantic,” alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.

According to Mark Rutte, 20 NATO countries are participating in the NATO Drone Edge initiative, which have already created 16 drone operator training centers

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