According to a PR published by Elbit Systems on December 7, 2022, the Australian division of the company was selected to provide the Australian Army with the Skylark I LEX Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) equipped with Electro Optical and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) system.

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Skylark I LEX Unmanned Aerial System.  (Picture source: Elbit Systems)

With a certified ADS-B system, Elbit Systems of Australia will support the Australian Army achieve wider use cases outside of traditional Army UAS employment including integration into more classes of airspace. This will enable Australian Defence Force (ADF) support to civilian operations for disaster and humanitarian relief.

Designed for in-theater operation by maneuvering forces, the fully autonomous electric propelled Skylark I-LEX features mission-oriented, intuitive man-machine interface (MMI) and a 40 km Line Of Sight (LOS) communication range, which make it effective for a variety of missions including reconnaissance and force protection missions.

UAS of the Skylark family, including the 18-hours endurance Sklylark 3 Hybrid, have been selected to date by dozens of customers among Israel, Asia ,Europe and Latin America.

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israel-based international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world. It operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, electronic warfare suites, signal intelligence (SIGINT) systems, data links and communications systems and radios.