Libya: UAV procurement plan subject to US conditionsnote

The US embassy in Benghazi is said to have warned the Libyan Defence Ministry against going ahead with plans to buy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) without complying with the US conditions. The following 396-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the US conditions and what about the reaction of the Libyan Defence Ministry. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/22 – May 31, 2013)]