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IDF to buy millions of dollars worth of first-person view drones from XTEND
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Defense Ministry says it will procure millions of dollars’ worth of first-person view (FPV) drones for the IDF Ground Forces from Israeli firm XTEND.
The drones will be delivered in the coming months “alongside comprehensive training and instruction programs provided by the company,” the ministry says.
A source tells the Globes newspaper that XTEND will supply some 5,000 FPV drones, at an estimated cost of NIS 3,500 per unit, making the cost of the company’s tender-winning bid around NIS 20 million.
The ministry says the drones “are expected to significantly enhance the operational capabilities of the Ground Forces while delivering optimal solutions to modern warfare challenges.”
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