US Army General Atomics Predator unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are being redeployed to the Balkans and will be flown in reconnaissance missions over Bosnia. The UAVs were withdrawn in 1995 after one was shot down and one destroyed. New radar-equipped Predators will be based at Taszar, Hungary, until early November. Previously, the 24h-endurance UAVs were, operated from Albania.
Source: Flight International
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