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Elbit Systems launches new Skylark II drone-aircraft

Tel Aviv, Israel - Built in the US, it has already collected 25,000 flight hours

Elbit Systems, the well-known Israeli hi-tech aerospace industry focusing on drone-aircraft production (UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems, or rather remote-controlled aircraft), has announced that it is ready to launch a new variant of its popular pocket UAV, the Skylark. The Skylark Block II features an improved operational range of 15 km (it must be considered that the Skylark is a really small, hand-launched,...

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