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IDF describes small UAS ops in Gaza

11th August 2014 - 08:56 GMT | by in Ramallah

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The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) has shed some light on its use of small UAVs during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza and the West Bank, official sources have revealed.

Speaking to Shephard on 7 August, IDF spokesman LTC Peter Lerner said: ‘UAVs [have been] utilised to the maximum to enable the ground forces enhancement of its strike power, accuracy, and in collecting intelligence, as well as in damage limitation.’

He went to explain how IDF ground forces had used small UAVs to aid in the decision making process, allowing ‘ground forces commanders to get real-time pictures of the battlefield’.

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