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Press TV, Iran
Dec 8 2012
Israeli-Azeri drones conduct spy missions along Iran border: Report
Azerbaijan is operating drones assembled with the help of Israeli
experts to carry out spying missions over its common borders with Iran
and Karabakh, a new report says.
According to the report, following a rise in the US radar activities
in the Astara Rayon region of Azerbaijan as well as the presence of
Israeli military advisors in the country, Azerbaijan has been using
Orbiter ultra-light drones assembled with the help of Israeli experts
to carry out operations along the border with Iran and Karabakh.
According to Iranian military experts, Azerbaijan also uses Hermes-450
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for control and surveillance missions.
Israel has sold 10 Hermes-450 drones, manufactured by Elbit Systems,
to Azerbaijan between 2009 and 2012.
The Hermes-450 UAVs are equipped with GPS, which means they can also
provide an outside observer with satellite images sent by the drone.
In 2009, reports released by certain media regarding an agreement
between Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Azeri counterpart,
Ilham Aliyev, on the deployment of electronic stations confirmed that
Azerbaijan and Israel were cooperating on satellite systems.
According to experts, Israeli satellites are closely cooperating with
Azeri drones, though they have a long way to go before reaching the
ideal level.
The Hermes-450 UAVs can be equipped with offensive systems such as
air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles as well as electronic warfare
equipment. However, their limited range of mission, which is up to
200-300 kilometers, has restricted their use for operational and
strategic purposes.
Israel and Azerbaijan have signed a USD 1.6 billion deal for selling
Heron and Searcher offensive drones to Baku to make up for that
limitation.
AR/SS/IS
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/12/08/276935/israeliazeri-drones-spying-over-iran/
Dec 8 2012
Israeli-Azeri drones conduct spy missions along Iran border: Report
Azerbaijan is operating drones assembled with the help of Israeli
experts to carry out spying missions over its common borders with Iran
and Karabakh, a new report says.
According to the report, following a rise in the US radar activities
in the Astara Rayon region of Azerbaijan as well as the presence of
Israeli military advisors in the country, Azerbaijan has been using
Orbiter ultra-light drones assembled with the help of Israeli experts
to carry out operations along the border with Iran and Karabakh.
According to Iranian military experts, Azerbaijan also uses Hermes-450
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for control and surveillance missions.
Israel has sold 10 Hermes-450 drones, manufactured by Elbit Systems,
to Azerbaijan between 2009 and 2012.
The Hermes-450 UAVs are equipped with GPS, which means they can also
provide an outside observer with satellite images sent by the drone.
In 2009, reports released by certain media regarding an agreement
between Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Azeri counterpart,
Ilham Aliyev, on the deployment of electronic stations confirmed that
Azerbaijan and Israel were cooperating on satellite systems.
According to experts, Israeli satellites are closely cooperating with
Azeri drones, though they have a long way to go before reaching the
ideal level.
The Hermes-450 UAVs can be equipped with offensive systems such as
air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles as well as electronic warfare
equipment. However, their limited range of mission, which is up to
200-300 kilometers, has restricted their use for operational and
strategic purposes.
Israel and Azerbaijan have signed a USD 1.6 billion deal for selling
Heron and Searcher offensive drones to Baku to make up for that
limitation.
AR/SS/IS
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/12/08/276935/israeliazeri-drones-spying-over-iran/