(Defense News) Burak Ege Bekdil and Umit Enginsoy - The six Israeli-made Heron UAVs stationed at an air base near Turkey's Iraqi and Iranian borders to aid in the fight against Kurdish separatists have ceased flying since Israeli operators left the base amid Turkish-Israeli tensions. Turkish personnel were trained in Israel to operate the UAVs, but one military official said that the drones currently were not operational. Turkey received the six Herons in April, and another four are scheduled to be delivered in July.
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