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Israeli regime sells $400mn of drones annually: Report
An Israeli spy drone (file photo)
press tv
Sun May 19, 2013 6:19AM GMT
On May 11, the Israeli regime shot down one of its Shoval-type drones
over the Mediterranean Sea due to a `technical malfunction.'
The Israeli regime exports about $400 million worth of drones per
year, an Israeli daily reports.
The Ynet daily website recently reported that more than 49 countries
are the customers of the Tel Aviv regime's aerospace industry.
Israeli industry insiders, according to the report, believe that the
drones may replace the regime's warplanes and pilots within the coming
years.
`Eighty percent of the drones manufactured in Israel are exported,'
the report stated.
Israel has increased its investment on unmanned aerial vehicles
industry since 1982, when the regime used remote-controlled aircraft
during its war on Lebanon.
On May 11, the Israeli regime shot down one of its Shoval-type drones
over the Mediterranean Sea due to a `technical malfunction.'
Tel Aviv said the malfunction was because of loss of communications
and control with the ground. However, some media reports said the
Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah had taken control of the
$10-million aircraft before it was shot.
The Tel Aviv regime decided to ground all its Shoval drones to launch
an investigation to discover the reason for the malfunction, the
report said.
Last year, an Eitan-type drone crashed near Moshav Yesodot in central
part of the occupied Palestinian territories as a result of both a
human error and a technical malfunction.
An Israeli spy drone (file photo)
press tv
Sun May 19, 2013 6:19AM GMT
On May 11, the Israeli regime shot down one of its Shoval-type drones
over the Mediterranean Sea due to a `technical malfunction.'
The Israeli regime exports about $400 million worth of drones per
year, an Israeli daily reports.
The Ynet daily website recently reported that more than 49 countries
are the customers of the Tel Aviv regime's aerospace industry.
Israeli industry insiders, according to the report, believe that the
drones may replace the regime's warplanes and pilots within the coming
years.
`Eighty percent of the drones manufactured in Israel are exported,'
the report stated.
Israel has increased its investment on unmanned aerial vehicles
industry since 1982, when the regime used remote-controlled aircraft
during its war on Lebanon.
On May 11, the Israeli regime shot down one of its Shoval-type drones
over the Mediterranean Sea due to a `technical malfunction.'
Tel Aviv said the malfunction was because of loss of communications
and control with the ground. However, some media reports said the
Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah had taken control of the
$10-million aircraft before it was shot.
The Tel Aviv regime decided to ground all its Shoval drones to launch
an investigation to discover the reason for the malfunction, the
report said.
Last year, an Eitan-type drone crashed near Moshav Yesodot in central
part of the occupied Palestinian territories as a result of both a
human error and a technical malfunction.