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Video Feeds from Israeli UAVs Intercepted by Western Intel Agencies
New revelations show continuing vulnerability of satellite datalinks.
Video and movement data from Israeli UAVs including IAI Herons has been intercepted by British and U.S. Sigint stations. (Photo: IAI)
Video and movement data from Israeli UAVs including IAI Herons has been intercepted by British and U.S. Sigint stations. (Photo: IAI)

Further confirmation of the relative ease with which video feeds from UAVs can be intercepted has been provided by the The Intercept website. Using classified documents from the British signals intelligence agency GCHQ provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowdon, the website revealed that GCHQ analysts were able to view EO/IR imagery and some movement data from Israeli Heron, Hermes, Searcher and Aerostar UAVs operating over Israel and the occupied territories. However, there was no indication that the command and control datalinks of these UAVs had also been captured.


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