(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "Israel's" most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle, Heron TP, crashed on Sunday morning during a test flight near the Tel Nof Air Force "Israeli" Base outside "Rehovot".
As the "Israeli" Air Force opened an investigation, initial findings stated that "the crash occurred after the UAV performed a maneuver beyond its capabilities, causing one of its wings to break off."
The aircraft was flying with a new navigation component that, the IAF suspects might have disrupted the drone's automatic flight systems.
The flight on Sunday was overseen by "Israel" Aerospace Industries and was held in conjunction with the "IAF".
"IAF" commander Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan said at a conference at the "Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies" in Herzliya that "IAI" was testing a new technology on the drone when it crashed. The air force used UAVs for 25 percent of its annual missions, he said.
According to "Israeli" dailies, "IAF's" use of drones has dramatically increased in recent years and they are used on all of "Israel's" fronts - in Lebanon, along the Egyptian border, in the Gaza Strip.
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30 January 2012 - 20:30
News ID: 293774
"Israel's" most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle, Heron TP, crashed on Sunday morning during a test flight near the Tel Nof Air Force "Israeli" Base outside "Rehovot".
