Iran Supplied Hizballah with Eight Drones

(Maariv International)Jacky Hogi - Iran has supplied Hizballah with eight unmanned aerial vehicles and has trained 30 of the group�s operatives to operate them, a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards told the London-based Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat. One of those drones penetrated Israeli air space on Sunday. The official said the drones had been used in surveillance missions over Iraq to monitor the movements of U.S. forces. The drone carries three cameras, digital radar, and electronic broadcasting devices. It can reach an altitude of 6,000 feet and a maximum speed of 120 km/h.


2004-11-10 00:00:00

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