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Source: http://www.israeldefense.com/?CategoryID=483&ArticleID=1201
Israeli UAV Technology Trends
(Israel Defense) Arie Egozi - According to Israeli Air Force statistics, UAVs carry out almost half of today's missions and major military campaigns (such as Operation Defensive Shield in Gaza in January 2009). Elbit Systems' Skylark-2, which became operational in late 2011, is now deployed in the south for intelligence gathering. The system is part of efforts to intercept attacks from the Sinai Peninsula. Front line commanders want to see inside the buildings where terrorists are holed up, and know exactly what is happening. Israel is developing almost imperceptible, soundless mini-UAVs capable of flying through open windows and airshafts, and then transmitting pictures to a ground station.