Elbit Skylark

The Skylark is the Elbit Systems family of miniature and small tactical unmanned aircraft. The Skylark I is a hand-launched, man-packed system for tactical surveillance and reconnaissance that carries a daylight camera or an optional infrared sensor, streams live video to a portable ground station and lands by a deep stall onto a small inflatable cushion. The Skylark II, unveiled in 2006, is a larger close-range tactical aircraft with a wingspan of about 5 metres and an electric motor, and the Skylark 3 of 2016 supports brigade and division units, with a hybrid long-endurance version. The first models entered service in 2008, and more than twenty operators worldwide have selected the system, among them Israel, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and France's special forces.