Military investigating cause of incident; army says no risk sensitive information on UAV compromised

Incident occurred Monday in the southern Negev desert; defense source says UAV was unarmed, interception coordinated with Egypt

Security officials said worried about drone or missile attacks by Tehran-backed groups in countries that border Iran; IRGC chief blames 'the Zionists' for colonel's assassination

Army commander boasts country's UAVs are 'region's most powerful'; state TV says some 100 drones kept at facility in Zagros mountains

New York Times reports that Tehran views deadly incident as an attack, noting it fits pattern of alleged past Israeli strikes in Iran and Lebanon

Dubbed Ababil-2, Iran says aircraft can carry out attacks from a range of 200 kilometers; move seen as effort to balance power in the region

Reports say army concerned about increased resistance during recent raids where they have been confronted with dozens of gunmen; one wounded shooter reported to be Arab Israeli

After years of debate, defense committee approves purchase of 140 Heron TP armed drones from Israel, in contract worth $165 million

Amateurs from drone racing community band together to improvise mini-aircraft to attack Russian forces and surveil targets for airstrikes

Comments follow missile strike by IRGC against 'Mossad base' in northern Iraq and alleged Israeli UAV attack that reportedly decimated Tehran's drone fleet