Israel – IDF’s Sky Rider Units Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles In Search For Kidnapped Teens

Israel – Sky Rider units from the IDF, which use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect intelligence from hard-to-access regions, has joined in the search for the three teens who were abducted on Thursday.

ISRAELINATIONALNEWS.com (http://bit.ly/1uuJTa6) reports that according to Sky Rider battalion commander, Captain Yohai Versano, units have been assisting throughout the region since Friday.

“From the morning hours of Friday, we are in action in order to assist the forces in the Judea and Samaria sectors,” Versano said.

Versano said that the UAVs have a distinct advantage as the search for the teens continues.

“We are at the immediate disposal of the company commander and the force carrying out the operation. We assist all of the forces operating in the arena in their missions. We will collect information before the operation and relay it to the force,” Versano said. “Once there is an identification, we can interface with observation units and the forces on the ground. If they ask to see a house, I can show them the house and the road leading to it, that is our main purpose here.”