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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.

Source
Launch / recovery
Airbag-assisted recovery

Launch method not established by this source.

Source
Propulsion
Electric

Current product page.

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Mass
7.5 kg take-off weight

Supplier baseline.

Source
Endurance
Up to 3 hours

Maximum claim.

Source
Range
40 km line-of-sight communications

Not flight-path distance.

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Altitude
15,000 ft service ceiling

Supplier claim.

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Sensors
Stabilised day/night imaging

Installed payload may vary.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source