Top officials: Israel avoids cooperating with Russia over drone technology

Senior State sources told Ynet that Israel refuses to cooperate with Russia over unmanned aerial vehicle technology, despite the latter country's desire to do so. "They are willing to pay billions for Israeli technology," one source said.

"We are very careful to avoid being tempted to make such deals, also due to US opposition," he said, noting that Russian scientists wish to catch up to the US in developing UAV technology using Israel's expertise. (Attila Somfalvi)