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Saturday, September 08, 2012

Israel's giant UAVs resume operations

Eitan UAV |Seven months after one of Israel's largest drones crashed, an army investigative committee has decided to allow the IAF's fleet of Eitan-type Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to resume operations.

The Eitan drone is able to reach great distances, reportedly as far as Iran and Libya, fly for 20 hours straight at a maximum speed of 143 knots and reach a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet.

The investigation into the crash suggested that the incident was the result of a technical malfunction. An IAF senior official explained that the investigation showed a malfunction in the material that makes up the wing of the aircraft.

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