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By Andy McCue
Published: 15 August 2008 10:00 GMT
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A key milestone has just been passed in the Watchkeeper programme with the validation of Thales' automatic take-off and landing system, called Magic Atols.
Automated take-off and landing flights of the Watchkeeper UAV using the system were successfully performed at Megiddo airfield in northern Israel at the end of July.
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