May 20, 2013
5:47 pm

An Israeli 'Ethan' drone, in the service of the Israeli Air Force (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Israel world’s largest exporter of drones, report says

UAV sales net $4.6 billion over last eight years, and make up nearly 10 percent of defense exports

By Gavriel Fiske

May 19, 2013
9:16 pm

An Israeli drone (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90)

France in talks with US, Israel to buy drones

From the web Reuters: French defense minister says Paris negotiating purchase of American, Israeli spy drones to build up modern fleet

May 12, 2013
2:01 am

Air force shoots down drone after engine fails

Navy searches for debris from downed aircraft off Israel’s Mediterranean coast

By Times of Israel staff

May 2, 2013
7:59 pm

Illustrative photo of an IDF soldier operating a reconnaissance drone. (photo credit: Tsahi Ben-Ami/Flash90)

IDF drone crashes near Gaza border

Unarmed reconnaissance craft downed by a malfunction, army says

By Gavriel Fiske

April 25, 2013
4:39 pm

An Israeli military naval ship and an Israeli air force helicopter operate off the coast of Haifa on Thursday searching for debris from a downed drone. (photo credit:AP/Ariel Schalit)

IDF shoots down drone near Haifa; Hezbollah denies involvement

Israeli officials maintain UAV likely sent by Lebanese terror group; ‘attempt to violate our border’ is grave, says Netanyahu, whose helicopter was forced to make emergency landing during incident

By Adiv Sterman

April 14, 2013
11:34 pm

Germany mulling purchase of Israeli attack drones

Berlin representatives said to have already met with IDF officials to discuss possible weapons deal

By Adiv Sterman

March 14, 2013
11:26 pm

Illustrative photo of an American MQ-9 Predator drone (photo credit: Honorable German/Flickr/File)

Iranian jet pursues US drone over Persian Gulf

Pentagon confirms military aircraft approached American plane, but says no shots were fired

March 5, 2013
7:36 am

Illustrative photo of the Israeli drone, "Ethan" (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Future, pilot-free battlefield already in reach

Israel is world’s largest exporter of drone technology, with deliveries to 49 countries; only the US manufactures more UAVs

By Ben Sales

February 20, 2013
1:35 pm

Germany charges 2 with selling Iran drone motors

Men allegedly supplied Tehran with 61 motors between 2008 and 2009, face two to 15 years in prison if convicted

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

February 8, 2013
4:07 am

The Eitan (Heron TP) UAV (Tsahi Ben-Ami/Flash90)

EU and Israel research crime-stopping drones

From the Web Europe partnering with large military contractor in effort to build UAV that can stop moving cars and boats, EUobserver reports

January 29, 2013
8:45 am

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

US weighs base for spy drones in North Africa

From the web America wishes to step up surveillance on Islamist extremist groups, may use new installation to launch strikes, NY Times reports

January 27, 2013
2:37 am

UN expert to probe reported Israeli drone attacks

Investigation to focus on UAV strikes in Gaza, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia; Israel not expected to cooperate

By Joshua Davidovich

January 2, 2013
6:37 pm

Iran says it captured two more US drones in the past

Naval commander claims military retrieved data from American UAVs

December 17, 2012
1:05 pm

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

Iran says it captured 2 US drones prior to the one it boasted of two weeks ago

Topic: UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicles