CIA Director David H. Petraeus has put in a request to the White House for up to 10 armed drones to boost the agency’s fight against new North Africa al-Qaida threats.
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Category: UAV
Israeli UAV made emergency landing in West Bank
An Israeli Sky Rider mini-UAV made an emergency landing near Nablus, West Bank on Wednesday after completing a military operation.
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Hezbollah UAV reportedly made in Germany
Lebanese newspaper Al-Jumhuriyah named Germany’s Siemens and Bockstiegel as the companies who supplied parts for the Hezbollah UAV that entered Israeli airspace.
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Predators, Reapers break flying record
The 29th Attack Squadron, 9th Attack Squadron, and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron set a non-combat record Oct. 2, by flying six MQ-9 Reapers and four MQ-1 Predators simultaneously during a training mission at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
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Hezbollah drone gathered intelligence on secret IDF bases
The Hezbollah drone that flew undetected for three hours might have photographed secret Israeli military bases and preparations for Israel’s joint military exercise with the U.S.
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