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The Israeli UAS showed on Al-Aqsa TV, one of those providing targeting and ISR capabilities in the area, is a Rafael Skylite B UAS.
The Skylite B is a mini-UAS that uses an electro-optic payload (located on the nose ), stabilized and outfitted with gimbals.
The tiny robot is among the tactical family of UAS, those usually deployed for use by infantry forces and which is man-portable and enables short periods of reconnaissance and surveillance.
The Skylite B is carried in a backpack, easily assembled, launched with a catapult and landed back using a parachute and an air bag.
Provided that it is not a very accurate prop and it was really captured on Nov. 15, based on the low quality video, the little damaged UAS was not shot down: it most probably crash landed in the Gaza strip and was later recovered by Hamas.
Source: The Aviationist
Why is UAS Today falling for the Hamas Terrorist lies? This UAV was never sold to the IDF and stopped production about five/four years ago. Also, in the video the UAV looks like it is in one piece and not shot down.
They probably bought it surplus on EBay. Might even be a trade show prop disposed of when the program was unsuccessful. Be that as it may, there will be a lot of small UAS “brought down” in the future, as their short battery life makes loss inevitable. Also, if I were a field commander with an important mission I would often use all the battery for the ISR mission and accept the loss of the bird, rather than endanger my troops by bringing it back early for another mission.
I am just curious if this plane is flying backwards…
Anyway, the propeller (an APC electric) suggest it flies… tail forward, isn’t it?