But enough about Dominique who is a man. |
France is waiting for United Nations authorization to deploy several unmanned drone aircraft in southern Lebanon, the defense ministry said in Paris Thursday.
"The means are ready and can be implemented very quickly if the U.N. so asks and decides," a spokesman said.
Earlier in the month France said it was in a position to deploy the drones to strengthen the observation capacities of the U.N. interim force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). "The drones left (the French Mediterranean port of) Toulon a few days ago and have arrived in Lebanon," the spokesman said without giving details of their location or number.
| And boy are their wings tired. |
If put into operation, the French drones will take part in the surveillance of a possible arms smuggling, in particular along the borders between Syria and Lebanon and between Israel and Lebanon. The drones are of the SDTI type and carry two cameras, one conventional and the other infra-red. |
