US, UK spied on Israel's drone and missile programs
- 8 years ago
The United States and United Kingdom's intelligence agencies managed to break the encryption on Israel Air Force drone transmissions and for years have been watching what the unmanned aerial vehicles have been transmitting to their operators.
The Americans and Brits were also able to breach other Israeli defense system, such at the Air Force's F16 fighter jets, the Arrow missile-defense project, and Israel's military satellites.
The breach was revealed for the first time on Friday morning in documents and photos leaked by former NSA and CIA analyst Edward Snowden, and were exposed at the same time by The Intercept, Der Spiegel and Yedioth Ahronoth.
The operation was run by the American NSA and its British counterpart, GCHQ , out of two bases: Menwith Hill in Britain, a joint surveillance base used by both the UK and US, and the Royal Air Force base in the Troodos Mountains, the highest point in Cyprus.
The Americans and Brits were also able to breach other Israeli defense system, such at the Air Force's F16 fighter jets, the Arrow missile-defense project, and Israel's military satellites.
The breach was revealed for the first time on Friday morning in documents and photos leaked by former NSA and CIA analyst Edward Snowden, and were exposed at the same time by The Intercept, Der Spiegel and Yedioth Ahronoth.
The operation was run by the American NSA and its British counterpart, GCHQ , out of two bases: Menwith Hill in Britain, a joint surveillance base used by both the UK and US, and the Royal Air Force base in the Troodos Mountains, the highest point in Cyprus.