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04.21 EDTNato announces plans to invest in antidrone, surveillance capabilitiesMeanwhile over in Ankara, Nato keeps announcing new investments with hype videos set to dynamic stock music, including $40bn on antidrone capabilities.Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during the Nato Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. Photograph: Hussein Malla/APThe alliance will also purchase up to 10 Saab GlobalEye surveillance plans to replace its ageing fleet of AWACS early warning aircraft, Rutte said, choosing the Swedish company over US planemaker Boeing, Reuters reported.Nato will also 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.The allies will…
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