Lihiniya MK I
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The Lihiniya MK 1 (Sinhala: ලිහිණියා මාක් 1) is an unmanned aerial vehicle under development by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Centre for Research and Development (CRD) as an experimental platform to test technologies for its indigenous UAV program. [1]
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Lihiniya MK I | |
Role | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
National origin | Sri Lanka |
Manufacturer | Sri Lanka Air Force Centre for Research and Development |
Primary user | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Developed into | Lihiniya MK II |
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During the civil war the SLAF used UAVs for reconnaissance operations. They used drones from US and Israel such as the IAI Searcher, E.M.I.T Blue Horizon 2 and the RQ-2 Pioneer. In 2010 the Sri Lanka Air Force started to build the prototypes of a new locally made UAV under the supervision of the Air Chief Marshal.