Those same operators then control the drone and provide real-time support to troops conducting operations on the ground, without delays incurred from coordination with drones operated by the air force from remote bases.
The Skylark is particularly useful in scanning rooftops, he said. Every fighting unit, from the small Special Forces teams making night time arrests to the battalion sized troops moving through the Palestinian cities of the West Bank, has planned its route based on the Skylark images and often altered it in accordance with real-time intelligence.
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Hand Launched Drones