Skylark Is A Small Sea Drone

Every drone is an answer to that fundamental question of life: could a flying robot do this better? The Skylark C, by Israel-based defense company Elbit Systems, is built to launch from a boat, take a quick look around the sea, and then return to its crew. Think of it almost like a hitchhiking seagull, only instead of demanding snacks it captures pictures of potential enemies. As a maritime vessel organic asset, Skylark C provides the capabilities to inspect maritime activities from a safe distance, observe targets from a bird's eye view, perform reconnaissance over coastal areas and perform continuous covert surveillance, thus extending the vessel's ISR capabilities with respect to range, rate and quality of information obtained. In essence, Elbit is billing its new drone as an easy-to-use flying scout, which can take a closer look than the people on board the small ship that launched it.