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The French Navy has received the first of four Falcon-50M maritime surveillance aircraft. The Falcon-50M is equipped with a Thomson Detexis Ocean Master 100(V) radar capable of spotting a life raft at 30km (18 miles). The planes also carry infrared detectors, inertial navigation systems, and Global Positioning Systems.--Stephen V Cole

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