Rare Spanish Searcher MkIII on display

Roberto Yáñez A FUERZAS Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET, Spanish Army Aviation) IAI Searcher MkIII, serial UR01-06, on display in the parking area of the Academia Básica del Aire (ABA) at León air base. The seldom-seen UAV is operated by Grupo de Obtención de Sistemas Aéreos IV/1 (GROSA IV/1). The Spanish Army received its first four multi-mission Searcher MkII-J (later upgraded to MkIII) drones in December 2007 for surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition missions in Afghanistan. Although not based