Russian Air Force Receives Israeli Designed UAV

The Russian Air Force has received six ‘Outpost’ (Searcher-II) UAV’s.
The platoon will be based in in Kamchatka and will perform tactical reconnaissance sorties in the region.
The ‘Outpost’ UAV has been produced by UZGA at its Nizhny Tagil factory, under license from Israeli IAI.
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India clears proposal for buying 15 UAVs from Israel

Boosting surveillance capabilities of the army along the borders with China and Pakistan, the government has cleared the procurement of around 15 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel.
A proposal to procure these Heron UAVs was approved by the Cabinet committee on security at its recent meeting.
The procuring of the UAVs will bolster the Israeli-origin Heron and Searcher fleet.
The force has a fleet of more than 40 such vehicles, which are expected to undergo upgrades in the near future.
The IAF flies the Israeli-made Searcher II and Heron UAVs for reconnaissance and surveillance purposes and about 100 Searchers are in operation on Indian borders in western, northern and eastern regions.
The Army also operates a sizable number of UAVs and has deployed them in borders along the western and eastern fronts.
The Army was the first to induct UAVs in the 90s starting with Searcher Mark I and Searcher Mark II which could operate at an altitude of 15,000 feet and finally the Heron, which can operate at 30,000 feet.
The Navy has also three operational squadrons of the Israeli UAVs deployed along both the eastern and the western seaboards.
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Russia Planning to Buy Aerial Drones in UAE

Russia is planning to purchase at least two United 40 Block 5 aerial drones in the United Arab Emirates,developed by ADCOM Systems.
United 40 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), designed to carry out near real-time combat assessment, special and reconnaissance operations and communications relays.
The vehicle can carry up to 10 air-to-ground missiles with a delivery range of 60 kilometers and fly for up to 120 hours and the United 40 Block 5 model was unveiled at IDEX arms show in Abu Dhabi in February,The vehicle was first tested in flight in March. Its estimated cost is $20-30 million.
The Russian military stressed a need for advanced reconnaissance systems in the wake of a brief military conflict with Georgia in August 2008, when the effectiveness of Russian military operations was severely hampered by a lack of reliable intelligence.
According to various estimates, the Russian military needs up to 100 UAVs and.
Aerial drones being developed in Russia for the military were inferior to similar foreign models.
Russia has reportedly signed two UAV contracts with Israel. Under the first contract, signed in April 2009, Israel delivered two Bird Eye 400 systems, eight I View MK150 tactical UAVs and two Searcher Mk.
The second contract was for the purchase of 36 UAVs, worth a total of $100 million, to be delivered in 2010. The shipment, however, has not been confirmed by Russia.
ADCOM Systems is a group of firms headquartered in Abu Dhabi, specializes in manufacturing UAVs, aerial targets, air traffic control radar systems, and advanced communication systems.
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El Ejército de Tierra busca base permanente para los UAV Searcher desplegados en Afganistán

La base se Aérea de Zaragoza figuraría, según el Heraldo de Aragón, entre las favoritas para convertirse en base permanente de los 4 aviones IAI Searcher Mk.II-J, comprados a la israelí IAI, 3 de ellos por 14,37 millones de euros, que fueron recibidos en 2007, y una cuarta unidad en septiembre de 2009,por 5,3 millones de €, que sustituyó a otro accidentado en Afganistán.

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Nuevo escuadrón de Armada India, dotado con UAV/ Indian Navy inducts INAS 343 squadron

La Armada India ha dado de alta un nuevo escuadrón dotado con aeronaves no tripuladas, el INAS 343 Squadron, dotado con dos Heron y dos Searcher MKII, para vigilancia marítima.
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The Indian Navy has commissioned INAS 343 squadron into service on the country’s west coast.
The squadron operates two Heron and two Searcher MKII UAVs for maritime surveillance.
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Singapur despliega el IAI Searcher en Afganistán/ RSAF IAI Searcher UAV in Afghanistan

El Ministerio de Defensa de Singapur ha mostrado la fotografía de una aeronave sin piloto UAV IAI Searcher que ha desplegado en Afganistán, en la provincia de Uruzgan.
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The Singapore Ministry of Defense has released a photo of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Task Group deployed to Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.
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