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Skylark I-LEX

Portable electric reconnaissance aircraft representing a later evolution of the Skylark I family.

Country / region
Israel
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Elbit Systems
Origin / production countries
Israel
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Skylark I-LEX; earlier Skylark I / I-LE data require dated configuration
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Supplier information is attributed; performance and operational acceptance require configuration-specific evidence.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Portable fixed wing

I-LEX baseline.

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Launch / recovery
Airbag-assisted recovery

Launch method not established by this source.

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Propulsion
Electric

Current product page.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
7.5 kg take-off weight

Supplier baseline.

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Endurance
Up to 3 hours

Maximum claim.

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Range
40 km line-of-sight communications

Not flight-path distance.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
15,000 ft service ceiling

Supplier claim.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Stabilised day/night imaging

Installed payload may vary.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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