"Every advanced and secret aerial system is transparent to this creature"

(Israel Hayom) In a small room in an enemy country, a small butterfly flutters about, relaying audio and video to a situation room somewhere in Israel • Israel Aerospace Industries is already at work developing this seemingly science fiction-like device.

Engineers working in the central hangar of the Israel Aerospace Industries compound are transfixed by the small figure fluttering about in the air before them. Different versions of terrifying unmanned aerial vehicles are currently in use by the Israel Defense Forces and the militaries of other countries throughout the world, and this small creature is ready to spread its wings and join them in flight.

The fantasy of every Iranian and Syrian intelligence chief is to be able to see exactly what this mechanical spy sees. Every advanced and secret aerial system is transparent to this creature. It weighs no more than 20 grams and accurately hovers only a few centimeters above a UAV, the more powerful aerial vehicle that can reach Iran and, according to reports, is capable of launching an attack. Yet, despite its diminutive build, this man-made butterfly steals the attention of all eyes in the hangar.

At first, it seems like something “Q" developed for British superspy James Bond. The artificial butterfly is handheld and is capable of a vertical takeoff, just like a helicopter. Returning to the Bond movie, we will replace the two main characters: "Q" now becomes the IAI and "007" now becomes a Golani Brigade officer. True, the movie may not be a blockbuster, but no one will want to be the target of this metallic bug.

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