The Skylark I is a Miniature UAV. It is designed as a manpacked system for tactical surveillance and reconnaissance. The Skylark is launched by hand. The payload consists of a daylight CCD or optional FLIR for night operations. During operation, it sends real-time video to a portable ground station. Recovery involves a deep stall maneuver, landing on a small inflatable cushion. It has a range of 20/40 km.[citation needed]
The Skylark II was unveiled in 2006. It has a range of 60 km and is designed to be operated by a two-person crew and to be deployed using HMMWV-class field vehicles. In December 2007, South Korea decided to purchase the Skylark II system.[8] Israel planned to bring the Skylark II into service by mid-2013.[9]
Skylark 3Edit
In February 2016, Elbit Systems unveiled the Skylark 3 unmanned air system, revealing it had already gained selection by an undisclosed customer. The Skylark 3 is intended to support brigade and division-level units, having a 4.8 m (15.7 ft) wingspan and a maximum take-off weight of 45 kg (99 lb) with a 10 kg (22 lb) payload. It is deployed from a pneumatic launcher on the ground or mounted on a vehicle, with an operating range of more than 54 nmi (62 mi; 100 km), a service ceiling of 15,000 ft (4,600 m), and flight endurance of up to 6 hours. Two air vehicles can be operated simultaneously using a shared ground control station.[10]
Operational historyEdit
Launching a Skylark, Negev, 2013
The Skylark entered operational service in 2008, and began being used in large quantities for high-tempo support of ground forces during Operation Protective Edge which began on 8 July 2014. Every active and reserve brigade received at least two air vehicles and flew them continuously, sometimes both vehicles at the same time. By August 12, some 18 systems had flown several hundred hours, generating intelligence and streaming target-acquisition data to soldiers on the ground.[11]
On 21 December 2014, Syrian sources claimed a Skylark UAV crashed in Quneitra Governorate during a reconnaissance mission; however, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that they had no knowledge of an UAV in that area at the time. It was not clear if the UAV had crashed or was shot down but photos of the drone were released later.[12]
On 12 August 2015, Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas claimed that they had captured a Skylark I and reused it for their own missions. The drone was captured on 22 July 2015 by one of their special commando units, and technically checked to make sure it was not booby-trapped.[13][unreliable source?]
On 20 March 2017, the Syrian Defense Ministry claimed a Skylark had been shot down and captured on the outskirts of Quneitra.[14] The drone went down due to human error by the troops who were flying it, IDF officials said.[15]
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The Elbit Systems Skylark I and Skylark II are miniature UAVs developed by Elbit Systems Initial models of the Skylark entered service in 2008 Skylark I IISkylark I LaunchedRole Miniature UAVNational origin IsraelManufacturer Elbit SystemsPrimary user Israel Defense ForcesSkylark 1 closeupSkylark 2 closeup Contents 1 Design and development 1 1 Skylark I 1 2 Skylark II 1 3 Skylark 3 2 Operational history 3 Operators 3 1 Current operators 3 2 Former operators 4 Specifications 4 1 Skylark I 4 2 Skylark I LEX 4 3 Skylark C 4 4 Skylark II UAV 4 5 Skylark 3 4 6 Skylark 3 Hybrid 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDesign and development EditSkylark I Edit The Skylark I is a Miniature UAV It is designed as a manpacked system for tactical surveillance and reconnaissance The Skylark is launched by hand The payload consists of a daylight CCD or optional FLIR for night operations During operation it sends real time video to a portable ground station Recovery involves a deep stall maneuver landing on a small inflatable cushion It has a range of 20 40 km citation needed The Skylark is in operation with the armed forces of Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Israel Macedonia Myanmar 1 2 3 Netherlands Poland Slovakia and Sweden It has been deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq 4 The Skylark I has also been selected by France s special forces Commando Parachutiste de l Air n 10 in March 2008 5 6 Previous operators who have now retired the system include Australia and Canada In total it has been selected by more than 20 operators worldwide 7 Skylark II Edit The Skylark II was unveiled in 2006 It has a range of 60 km and is designed to be operated by a two person crew and to be deployed using HMMWV class field vehicles In December 2007 South Korea decided to purchase the Skylark II system 8 Israel planned to bring the Skylark II into service by mid 2013 9 Skylark 3 Edit In February 2016 Elbit Systems unveiled the Skylark 3 unmanned air system revealing it had already gained selection by an undisclosed customer The Skylark 3 is intended to support brigade and division level units having a 4 8 m 15 7 ft wingspan and a maximum take off weight of 45 kg 99 lb with a 10 kg 22 lb payload It is deployed from a pneumatic launcher on the ground or mounted on a vehicle with an operating range of more than 54 nmi 62 mi 100 km a service ceiling of 15 000 ft 4 600 m and flight endurance of up to 6 hours Two air vehicles can be operated simultaneously using a shared ground control station 10 Operational history Edit Launching a Skylark Negev 2013The Skylark entered operational service in 2008 and began being used in large quantities for high tempo support of ground forces during Operation Protective Edge which began on 8 July 2014 Every active and reserve brigade received at least two air vehicles and flew them continuously sometimes both vehicles at the same time By August 12 some 18 systems had flown several hundred hours generating intelligence and streaming target acquisition data to soldiers on the ground 11 On 21 December 2014 Syrian sources claimed a Skylark UAV crashed in Quneitra Governorate during a reconnaissance mission however the Israel Defense Forces IDF said that they had no knowledge of an UAV in that area at the time It was not clear if the UAV had crashed or was shot down but photos of the drone were released later 12 On 12 August 2015 Al Qassam Brigades of Hamas claimed that they had captured a Skylark I and reused it for their own missions The drone was captured on 22 July 2015 by one of their special commando units and technically checked to make sure it was not booby trapped 13 unreliable source On 20 March 2017 the Syrian Defense Ministry claimed a Skylark had been shot down and captured on the outskirts of Quneitra 14 The drone went down due to human error by the troops who were flying it IDF officials said 15 Operators EditCurrent operators Edit Azerbaijan 16 Croatia Czech Republic France Georgia Honduras Hungary 17 Israel Macedonia Mexico Myanmar One Skylark I LEX UAV of Myanmar Army captured by rebels in early 2020 1 2 3 Netherlands Philippines Poland 18 Slovakia 19 South Korea Sweden Turkmenistan 20 UruguayFormer operators Edit Australia Systems now retired and replaced by AeroVironment Wasp III Canada Systems now retired and replaced by AeroVironment RQ 11 RavenSpecifications Edit Three view diagram Skylark I Edit Man Packed Hand Launched Over the Hill Mini UAV 21 22 Type Mini Unmanned Aerial System Length 2 2 m 7 ft 3 in Wingspan 2 4 m 7 9 ft Take off Weight 5 5 kg 12 lb Service Ceiling 4 900 m 16 000 ft Speed 37 to 74 km h 23 to 46 mph 20 to 40 kn Mission radius 5 to 10 km 3 1 to 6 2 mi Endurance 2 hoursSkylark I LEX Edit Skylark I LEX is a new generation man portable electric propelled mini unmanned aerial system UAS 23 Type Mini Unmanned Aerial System Take off Weight 7 5 kg 17 lb Payload Weight 1 2 kg 2 6 lb Service Ceiling 4 600 m 15 000 ft Range 40 km 25 mi Endurance 3 hoursSkylark C Edit Skylark C is a shipborne mini UAS designed for patrol boats and small vessel operations 24 25 26 Type Mini UAS For Tactical Naval and Maritime Applications Take off Weight 15 kg 33 lb Service Ceiling 4 600 m 15 000 ft Range 40 km 25 mi Endurance 5 hoursSkylark II UAV Edit The Skylark II is a close range tactical unmanned aerial vehicle UAV system Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wingspan 5 m 16 ft Maximum take off weight 43 kg 95 lb Maximum payload weight 10 kg 22 lb Powerplant 1 4 kW 5 hp electrical motor Maximum endurance 6 hours Service ceiling 4 572 m Maximum altitude 16 000 ft Maximum range 50 km 31 mi Skylark 3 Edit Skylark 3 is a tactical mini UAV system UAS optimized for both dismounted and vehicle based operation 27 28 Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wingspan 4 7 m 15 ft Maximum take off weight 40 kg 88 lb Maximum endurance 5 hours Maximum altitude 4 600 m 15 000 ft Maximum range 100 km 62 mi Skylark 3 Hybrid Edit Skylark 3 Hybrid is a Long Endurance Tactical Mini UAS 29 Type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Wingspan 4 7 m 15 ft Maximum take off weight 48 kg 106 lb Maximum endurance 18 hours Maximum altitude 3 700 m 12 000 ft Maximum range 120 km 75 mi Propulsion hybrid propulsion system electric and internal combustionSee also Edit Aviation portalMicroFalconReferences Edit a b Arakan Army Seizes Three Soldiers Sons in Western Myanmar The Irrawaddy 2020 06 26 Retrieved 2020 09 24 a b AA ULA 2020 06 27 Three sons of soldiers from Myanmar Army came to collect the UAS drone were Captured by Arakan Army ARAKAN ARMY Retrieved 2020 09 24 a b An Israel Made Drone Is Seized by Arakan Army and Arrested 3 Family Members of Myanmar Army While Looking for the Drone Retrieved 2020 09 24 Shifting trends Special forces equipment Janes com Archived from the original on 2008 06 02 To gain autonomy the Air Parachute Commando n 10 designs the CORVUS its own mini drone opex360 com 2018 08 25 Retrieved 2021 02 28 1 dead link Uruguay seeks Elbit Skylark UAV deal Flightglobal com 16 November 2015 Retrieved 26 June 2017 South Korea chooses Israeli made unmanned surveillance plane Haaretz Israel News Archived from the original on 2007 12 19 Retrieved 2007 12 27 Israel Army prepares to induct Skylark 2 UAV Dmilt com March 15 2013 Elbit unveils Skylark 3 UAV Flightglobal com 12 February 2016 Israeli Forces Praise Elbit UAVs in Gaza Op Defensenews com 12 August 2014 Syria says shot down Israeli drone over Quneitra Haaretz Retrieved 2021 04 08 Al Qassam Brigades captures Israeli drone last month The Palestinian Information Center 12 August 2015 Israeli drone shot down by Syria forces The Times of Israel March 21 2017 Retrieved March 22 2017 Zitun Yoav 22 March 2017 Initial investigation findings point to human error in IDF drone crash Ynetnews Retrieved 26 June 2017 Mitzer Stijn Oliemans Joost 29 December 2021 Death From Above Azerbaijan s Killer Drone Arsenal Oryx The Silent Sparrowhawk honvedelem hu in Hungarian 2014 04 08 Retrieved 2021 02 28 Israeli Elbit To Build Drones In Poland 2006 09 05 Slovak Special Forces purchased Elbit s Skylark I LEX israeldefense co il 2017 02 20 Retrieved 2021 02 28 Mitzer Stijn 14 February 2022 Turkmenistan s Path To Drone Power Oryx Blog Skylark Man Packed Over the Hill Mini UAV PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2005 01 13 Elbit page on Skylark I Archived from the original on 2007 09 26 Skylark I LEX Archived from the original on 2021 08 16 Retrieved 2021 08 16 Skylark C Archived from the original on 2021 08 16 Retrieved 2021 08 16 Elbit Systems Introduces Skylark C Archived from the original on 2021 08 16 Retrieved 2021 08 16 Skylark C Shipborne Mini UAS PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 09 18 Skylark 3 Archived from the original on 2021 08 16 Retrieved 2021 08 16 Skylark 3 Field Deployed Tactical ISTAR UAS PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2018 05 17 Skylark 3 Hybrid Long Endurance Tactical Mini UAS PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2021 08 16 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elbit Skylark Elbit page on Skylark I Archived from the original on 2007 09 26 Elbit page on Skylark II Archived from the original on 2006 10 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elbit Skylark amp oldid 1143827829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
