The World - News from March 5, 1985
Nicaragua charged that the United States is testing a sophisticated spy plane in Honduras and has converted that country into a “great military base.” A U.S. Embassy spokesman in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, acknowledged that the R4E-40, a drone surveillance aircraft, is in Honduras but said it is being used only for “training purposes.” Barricada, Nicaragua’s official Sandinista newspaper, said the small, pilotless plane, known as the SkyEye, can detect enemy troop movements from high altitudes.
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