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Elbit Skylark Series

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Family of reconnaissance UAV. Variants include: enhanced Skylark 3, maritime Skylark C, Skylark 3 Hybrid Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (STUAS), and Skylark I-eVTOL.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Hybrid

Application

Surveillance

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Military

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Elbit Skylark I-LEX	2015 /	Mini UAV with rod fuselage and slight dihedral wing.
Elbit Skylark 3	2016 /	Derived from Skylark I-LEX, low-wing design with inverted V-tail. Includes hybrid variant.
Elbit Skylark C	2016 /	Derived from Skylark I-LEX, UAS with high-wing design and downward-pointing wingtips.
Elbit Skylark I-eVTOL	2023 /	VTOL variant with twin-boom design.

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