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Anglo-French Summit Advances MALE, UCAS Cooperation
The BAE Systems Mantis is the basis for the Anglo-French Telemos Male UAV project. (Photo: BAE Systems)
The BAE Systems Mantis is the basis for the Anglo-French Telemos Male UAV project. (Photo: BAE Systems)

An Anglo-French defense summit in Paris last week confirmed that the two governments will sign a risk-reduction contract soon with BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation for the Telemos Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (Male) UAV. “We look forward to taking further decisions jointly in the light of the outcomes of this risk-reduction phase to ensure that our respective sovereign requirements will be met in a cost-effective manner,” the governments added.