Saw on the news that Isreal has revealed the most advanced drone airplane yet, "The Heron TP drone". The aircraft, apparently developed by the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, can fly at least 20 consecutive hours and be used for surveillance or launching a missile attack.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8527268.stm
Not just a bunch of backward desert wollers after all, or was the US involved with this, maybe馃檪