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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.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Hybrid
Application
Surveillance

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Configuration & certification
Wing position
High
Planform
Straight
continued
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Military

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Elbit Skylark I-LEX2015 / Mini UAV with rod fuselage and slight dihedral wing.
Elbit Skylark 32016 / Derived from Skylark I-LEX, low-wing design with inverted V-tail. Includes hybrid variant.
Elbit Skylark C2016 / Derived from Skylark I-LEX, UAS with high-wing design and downward-pointing wingtips.
Elbit Skylark I-eVTOL2023 / VTOL variant with twin-boom design.

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