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IDF reconnaissance drone crashes in southern Syria
[IsraelTimes] Army says no danger of sensitive information being compromised after Skylark UAV hits ground near Hader.The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday evening that one of its drones crashed in Syrian territory. It was not immediately clear why the Skylark reconnaissance drone landed near Hader in southern Syria. Syrian sources in the area of Quneitra initially claimed the UAV was shot down. Syrian social media users shared images claiming to show the crashed drone. The "sky rider," as it is known in Hebrew, is a tactical surveillance drone created by Israel’s Elbit Systems and operated by the Artillery corps. The miniature UAV can be launched by one or two people, depending on the model, and once airborne provides a live video feed to soldiers on the ground. Since January 2017, Skylarks have crashed at least seven times, including Tuesday’s incident, and another one was shot down while in operational service. That apparently poor record follows a longer history of drone failures, including an August 2016 crash of an experimental Israel Aerospace Industries drone that destroyed part of a family home in the northern village of Zalafa, lightly injuring 25 people. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-06-20 |
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