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Alevy Family Thermal Drone School

An initiative of the Israel branch

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Training soldiers to find and recognize targets from as high as 700 meters — changing not just what they fly, but how they see.

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Eyes in the sky

The Thermal Drone School focuses on training soldiers not only to fly the drone, but to literally change their perspective. Trained to find and recognize targets on the ground from as high as 700 meters, these operators need to quickly locate potential threats over enemy territory and translate those threats to troops on the ground.

Like their smaller counterparts, the Avata, these larger thermal drones minimize the risk to soldiers who would otherwise need to station themselves on the border, well within sight and range of enemy fire.

Inside the thermal drone course
  • A soldier training with a thermal drone controller.
    Thermal drone training
  • The thermal drone school training ground at Elyakim.
    At Elyakim
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