Jerusalem – The Israeli military says a drone that can fly as far as Iran has crashed in central Israel on a routine experimental flight.
Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email
The military says there were no injuries in Sunday’s crash, and it was investigating the incident.
The Heron TP drone is also known locally as the Eitan. It has a wingspan of 86 feet (26 meters), making it the size of a Boeing 737 passenger jet. It is the largest unmanned aircraft in Israel’s military arsenal.
The drone figures to be featured prominently in any potential Israeli operation against Iran and its expanding nuclear program.
Heron TP could provide surveillance, jam enemy communications and connect ground control and manned air force planes. It’s unclear if is could carry a deployable payload in a potential strike.
so it can NOT reach Iran, after all.
Im Hashem lo yishmor ir,shov shakad shomer
Was this drone a secret or what???
“exceeding its flight restrictions due to a human error”
Translation: some hot-shot pilot mistook the remote controls for a video game.
What has happened to the quality of our military lately? Really, really sloppy.