The Debrief: Leaked U.S. Report Offers New Clues About Classified Israeli UAVs

Rafael delivered the first in an array of classified UAVs to the Israeli military in September 2023.

Credit: Israel Defense Forces
U.S. intelligence analysts noticed evidence of a “covert” UAV operating from the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF)’s remote Ramon Airbase in the Negev Desert at 5:13 p.m. on Oct. 15. The UAV, already known to the U.S. intelligence community as RA-1, was not visible, but the gate to its operations hangar was...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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