An unmanned aerial vehicle prototype developed by the Chilean army has successfully completed its first flight test.
Lascar, as the UAV is called, has been under development the army, in collaboration with the University of Concepcion and private business, since 2008 and was flown in Chile’s Biobio region.
Chile said it aims to use locally produced UAVs for monitoring of water sources, volcanoes and natural disasters as well as rescue operations, fire monitoring and fisheries surveillance.
Specifications of the UAV and details of the first test flight weren’t disclosed by the Ministry of Defense.