Photos: Customs' unmanned border spy plane
Summary: Customs has been trialling a spy plane to patrol Australia's borders, flying surveillance low and slow to get into the dirty details of shipping.
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The Heron spy plane, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), was sent to Weipa, Queensland in a standard freight container, from which it is being removed in this shot.
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