I Saw Israel's New Tactical Drones Up Close. They Could Be Revolutionary.

August 26, 2020 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: MilitaryTechnologyWeaponsDronesIsraelSpearUAV

I Saw Israel's New Tactical Drones Up Close. They Could Be Revolutionary.

Israel has been pioneering a number of drones that are expendable, usually in the format of what is called a “loitering munition.”

Seth J. Frantzman is a Jerusalem-based journalist who holds a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis and a writing fellow at the Middle East Forum. He is the author of After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East (forthcoming Gefen Publishing). Follow him on Twitter at @sfrantzman.

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