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- ↑ "India conducts flight trials of Micro, Mini Air Vehicles". The Economic Times. PTI. 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ SP's Special Correspondent (2012-09-20). "Army CPMF Police forces evince interest in NAL SlyBird MAV – SP's MAI". Spsmai.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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