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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

A drone carries medical samples near Ziv Medical Center in Safed on October 18, 2020. (David Cohen/FLASH90/File)
Pressed into service by war, national drone delivery project moves closer to takeoff
By Zev Stub
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
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
Illustrative: An IAI Heron TP is seen flying over Israel in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 10, 2022, 5:38 pm
IDF suspects engine malfunction behind crash of armed drone
Heron 1 has seen several issues, most recently in September when one fell in the sea near maritime border with Lebanon; fleet taken out of service pending investigation
By Emanuel Fabian
The scene of the crash of an armed military drone in southern Israel, November 9, 2022 (Courtesy)
November 9, 2022, 10:53 pm
Armed drone crashes in south, sparking fire and grounding fleet
Air Force chief Tomer Bar orders model in question taken out of service pending investigation, two months after fleet was grounded following crash near maritime border with Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian
A screenshot of an Iranian Shahed-129 combat drone. (YouTube/Future Technology of Military)
September 23, 2022, 10:42 pm
Ukraine boots Iranian ambassador over Tehran’s support for ‘Russian Nazism’
Kyiv strips accreditation for envoy, orders staff reduction at Iranian embassy to protest country supplying Moscow with attack drones used for ‘the murder of peaceful citizens’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: An IAI Heron 1 is seen flying off Israel's coast in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 9, 2022, 10:17 am
IAF grounds fleet of drones after crash at Lebanon sea border
Military says crash due to malfunction, without elaborating; aircraft retrieved by navy forces
By Emanuel Fabian
Satellite images of a Russian delegation visiting a showcasing of Shahed-191 and Shahed-129 drones at Iran's Kashan Airfield released by the White House on July 16, 2022. (White House)
August 10, 2022, 9:02 am
US said to believe Russia has begun training to use Iranian combat drones
American official tells CNN that Russian officials recently visited Iran for instruction as part of alleged deal to buy combat UAVs for Ukraine war
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Iranians attend a rally commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, under a Shahed-129 Iranian drone, displayed by armed forces, in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
July 16, 2022, 5:53 pm
Russians visited Iran twice in June to assess combat drones for Ukraine, US says
Two delegations recently received a showcase of Iranian attack-capable UAVs, as Moscow looks to bolster its arsenal for the war, White House says
By AFP
Satellite images of a Russian delegation visiting a showcasing of Shahed-191 and Shahed-129 drones at Iran's Kashan Airfield released by the White House on July 16, 2022. (White House)
July 16, 2022, 10:40 am
Ahead of Mideast summit, US warns Iran is seeking to sell attack drones to Russia
Delegation from Moscow twice toured Iran base to view showcase of weapons-capable UAVs, Jake Sullivan says, revealing satellite photos of drones in flight during Russian visit
By Jacob Magid
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