November 25, 2003 at 9:01 pm
http://www.rafael.co.il/web/rafnew/products/air-skylark.htm
RAFAEL’s Skylark is man-portable, canister launched, electrically powered loitering surveillance and reconnaissance platform offering superior performance, autonomy, availability and flexibility.
As a tactical reconnaissance and surveillance system, Skylark offers many advantages such as:
Long endurance (flies for over an hour over the target)
Real-time high resolution imagery (recognition of armed persons is possible)
Designed for autonomous operation by tactical units
Independent operation by the infantry unit, rapid and automatic launch, recovery and recondition, without requirements for external support
Can be launched from enclosed spaces and crowded urban settings
Skylark System Specifications
Weight 6 kg
Diameter 12 cm
Length 110 cm
Wing span 150 cm
Radius of operation up to 10 km