September 1, 2016
1:29 pm

In this March 7, 2007 photo, the Eitan drone, also known as the Heron TP flies during a display at the Palmahim Air Force Base in Israel. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Lawsuit grounds Israeli-German drone deal

Legal challenge by US competitor may stall Berlin’s plan to lease Eitan UAVs for months

By Times of Israel staff

January 29, 2016
5:56 pm

If the US can decrypt vital Israeli transmissions, who else can?

The revelation that Israel’s allies have for years been monitoring its air force feeds in real time is shocking; worse is the concern that our enemies could too

By Judah Ari Gross

March 18, 2015
4:07 am

An American predator drone (photo credit: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Syria claims downed US Predator drone

State media says military shot down unmanned aircraft near Mediterranean coast in possible first attack on coalition planes

By AFP

October 24, 2013
5:57 am

US still considering sale of drones to Turkey

Turkish reports said Washington canceled sale of 10 Predator UAVs to Ankara over exposure of Mossad assets

By JTA and Times of Israel staff

October 22, 2013
2:31 am

‘US canceled deal to supply Turkey with drones’

Report in Turkish daily claims Ankara’s exposure of Iranian assets working with Mossad prompted Congress to rescind agreement

By Times of Israel staff

August 9, 2013
1:34 am

A Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. (photo credit: AP/Eric Gay)

Yemen: 12 killed in 3 US drone strikes

Attacks on al-Qaeda terrorists come amid US-issued global terror report, Mideast embassy closures

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Ahmed al-Haj

February 18, 2013
8:25 pm

UAE to acquire $200 million worth of US drones

Purchase of unarmed UAVs marks effort to combat Iran’s advancing capabilities, improve surveillance technology

December 6, 2012
7:38 am

Iranian state TV shows what purports to be an intact ScanEagle drone aircraft, December 4, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Al-Alam TV)

Tehran lawmaker claims Iran has evidence of captured American drone

US Navy says all aircraft in the region fully accounted for

October 8, 2012
8:53 pm

An Israeli 'Searcher II' returning from a reconnaissance mission (Photo credit: Tsahi Ben-Ami/ Flash 90)

Dawn of the drones

Once the exclusive domain of the US and Israel, UAVs are today in the arsenals of 70 countries — as Saturday’s incursion into Israel indicated. Iran is 20-plus years off the cutting edge, but it’s learning fast

By Mitch Ginsburg

Topic: Predator drones