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A previous pick of the Patroller, a tactical UAV from Safran Electronics &#038; Defense, over the competing British Watchkeeper from Thales has been seen as reflecting a preference for a national weapon system over imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spy&#8217;Ranger aircraft has been designed to a high, robust level, with a retractable sensor pod and an airframe built from reinforced carbon-carbon, which operates silently with an electric engine, said Eric Rantet, chairman and chief executive of Aviation Design, the aircraft builder who has partnered with Thales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thales designed the mini UAV based on lessons learned and also what the French Army might need in the next 10 years, said Jean-Pascal Arrou-Vignod, Thales vice president in charge of electro-optical business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mini-drone reconnaissance system will equip the services and succeeds the Drac system, which entered service with the Army in 2008, the DGA said. 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