"A riveting account of one of the most significant developments in contemporary warfare – the evolution and proliferation of drones. This is a very important book." – General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and Coalition and US Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA
Israel's UVision says that its man-packable loitering munition, which weights only 3kg, has been procured by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The company says they "have already been successfully used in combat operations by various IDF forces." The company says that the armed loitering drone is "Man-pack portable and deployed within minutes, the Hero-30 is capable of …
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As drone threats continue to be a major emerging issue, including small drone swarms, Israel's Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Iron Drone announced on June 29 "that they have entered a collaboration agreement for the integration of interception capabilities into IAI’s advanced anti-drone system, Drone Guard." “The collaboration agreement and the integration of interception capabilities …
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Maps and details about Operation Barkhane and the 5,100 forces involved also show drones. https://twitter.com/ambfranceisrael/status/740236056956698624 But how many were used. Usually it says 3 Reapers. https://twitter.com/Aln54Dz/status/1274274803520802816 Images are also posted and interview, "the Reaper drones have become an essential tool for a number of operations carried out by Operation Barkhane against armed terrorist groups in …
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Israel has a new drone unit Today Israel rolled out a new drone unit in the IDF. Why do this?
Drone Wars: The book 