Middle East, Power & Security, Technology Israeli Industry Pushing Jerusalem To Drop MTCR Drone Export Restrictions

Perry World House Director Michael C. Horowitz is quoted in this article from Breaking Defense.

Israeli defense firms, wary of seeing their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market share drip away to rival producers, are pushing Israeli government officials to drop its adherence to technical limits placed on military drones through the Missile Technology Control Regime, or MTCR...

Michael Horowitz, a drone expert and director of the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania, said that as a non-member of the MTCR, Israel could simply change the rules it follows if it so desires. “It’s not surprising, as the drone export market evolves, that Israel, in response to substantial Chinese and Turkish exports over the last several years, would seek to claw back market share,” he said. “Many of Israel’s most prominent drones for export, like the Heron TP, are Category I drones under MTCR guidelines, and Israel may believe that countries might prefer those systems over what other countries offer, if they are available.”

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