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UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The entrance to the settlement of Beit El. September 19, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
May 29, 2026, 12:42 pm
IDF troops apparently fire at civilian plane, mistaking it for drone; none hurt
Soldiers deployed to Beit El after locals report several drones overhead; later confirmed to be jetliner whose flight path was shifted eastward; IDF investigating incident
By Emanuel Fabian
Elbit Systems' Watchkeeper XR tactical UAV. (Courtesy of Elbit)
April 28, 2026, 7:50 pm
Elbit opens new drone production plant in Romania to expand presence in Europe
Defense giant’s seventh facility in country will produce and maintain advanced unmanned aircraft systems and serve as a hub to expand Europe sales
By Sharon Wrobel
In this photo released by the Iranian Army on August 25, 2022, a drone is launched in a military drone drill in Iran. (Iranian Army via AP)
March 27, 2026, 5:44 am
Cheap and elusive, drones put incessant pressure on Israel’s evolving air defenses
As Iran and Hezbollah deploy waves of low-cost UAVs, Jerusalem turns to layered defenses, lessons from Ukraine and emerging technologies to meet the threat
By Stav Levaton
Israeli defense tech startup Commcrete develops tactical satellite communications devices deployed by defense, security, and emergency organizations in Israel, Europe, and North America. (Courtesy)
October 19, 2025, 10:54 am
When things get real, countries seeking defense tech put politics aside and go for Israel
Technological superiority will decide the outcome of future wars, fueling interest for Israeli defense solutions born in the wake of the Oct. 7 onslaught, overriding boycott tensions, experts say
By Sharon Wrobel
An Arrow anti-missile system fires an interceptor missile during Israel's 12-day conflict with Iran, in am image cleared for publication on July 1, 2025. (Defense Ministry)
July 1, 2025, 9:37 pm
Israel’s 12-day war with Iran was a test of technological dominance
From drones to missile defense, the military’s multi-domain capabilities reshaped the battlefield against growing threats from the Islamic Republic
By Stav Levaton
Heven Drones’ H100 heavy-lift drone has a payload capacity of up to about 30 kg and flight time of between 22 to 55 minutes. (Courtesy/Heven)
March 30, 2025, 9:53 am
Israel’s Heven Drones says its hydrogen-fueled flying robots are a military game-changer
Partnering with a US manufacturer to eliminate reliance on Chinese exports, the Israeli startup says its models set new standards for heavy lifting and prolonged airtime
By Sharon Wrobel
Thirdeye's Chimera, an electro-optical system that includes a compact lightweight thermal camera that can be attached to drones, vehicles, and robots and uses advanced object recognition analytics. (Courtesy)
January 28, 2025, 7:16 pm
UAE conglomerate buys $10m stake in Israeli tech security firm that detects drones
Abu Dhabi defense contractor EDGE to invest a further $12 million to develop and market Thirdeye Systems’ electro-optical recognition products
By Sharon Wrobel
A drone carries medical samples near Ziv Medical Center in Safed on October 18, 2020. (David Cohen/FLASH90/File)
November 25, 2024, 6:20 am
Pressed into service by war, national drone delivery project moves closer to takeoff
Created to build system tracking and managing UAVs that one day may fill Israel’s skies, state-run Drone Initiative shifts on the fly to keep drones out of IDF’s way after Oct. 7
By Zev Stub
Smoke and fire after rockets and drones fired from Lebanon hit open areas in the Golan Heights, July 4, 2024 (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
October 28, 2024, 9:56 pm
Israeli startup says it can help detect deadly terror drones with smart signal tech
As some UAVs from Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies keep evading Israel’s air defenses, tech execs say detection is the first step to remedying this defensive weakness
By Sharon Wrobel
An Iranian military truck carries an Arash drone past President Ebrahim Raisi (L) and army officers during a military parade as part of a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in Tehran on April 17, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
April 22, 2024, 9:12 pm
Israel hails ‘clear message’ as EU expands sanctions against Iran
Move will seek to curtail exports of European-made components used in the production of UAVs, drones and ballistic missiles; bloc stops short of listing IRGC as a terror group
By Reuters, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
An Iranian military truck carries an Arash drone past President Ebrahim Raisi (L) and army officers during a military parade as part of a ceremony marking the country's annual army day in Tehran on April 17, 2024. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
April 17, 2024, 10:18 pm
EU leaders back new sanctions on Iran drone, missile producers after attack on Israel
Bloc’s chiefs condemn Iranian attack, stress backing for Jewish state’s security while urging ‘all parties to exercise the utmost restraint’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Speedbird Aero’s DLV2 delivery drone flying in the city of Aracaju in Brazil. (Courtesy)
April 19, 2023, 7:45 pm
Brazil’s Speedbird to use Israeli drone traffic system for food delivery network
Israel’s High Lander, backed by Emirati group, has developed a platform to safely manage UAV-based fleets within airspaces
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: An IAI Heron 1 is seen flying off Israel's coast in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 21, 2023, 12:27 pm
Air Force again grounds drone fleet after aircraft damaged during takeoff
Heron 1 drone taken to be repaired; accident, the third in four months, apparently unrelated to issue that caused November crash
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: An IAI Heron TP is seen flying over Israel in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 1, 2022, 2:36 pm
IAF drone fleet returns to service after faulty part that caused crash replaced
Technicians swap out flight control component in all Heron 1 aircraft, after fleet grounded following crash in southern Israel last month
By Emanuel Fabian
This undated photograph released by the Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine. (Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate via AP)
November 16, 2022, 4:38 pm
Iran drones said to contain many Western-made parts, possibly Israeli lenses too
Report cites documents by Ukrainian experts who studied downed Iranian UAVs and concluded 75% of components are US-made, despite vigorous sanctions regime
By ToI Staff
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