TIL Israel verkaufte Drohnen an Georgien und als Russland 2008 in Georgien einmarschierte, tauschte Israel Russland die Codes der Drohnen gegen Informationen über den Iran ein.

[*Ynetnews*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynetnews) reported that, according to internal emails between Stratfor employees, [Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel) and [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) were engaged in an exchange of information in 2008. Israel gave Russia „data link codes“ for unmanned aerial vehicles ([Elbit Hermes 450](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbit_Hermes_450)) that Israel sold to [Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)) and in return Russia gave Israel „the codes for [Tor-M1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor-M1) missile defense systems that Russia sold Iran“. Ynetnews also stated that, during the [2008 South Ossetia war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_war), the leaked emails revealed Georgia „realized that their UAVs were compromised and were looking for a replacement for the Israeli made drones“.

Turkey also bought drones from Israel, but the Israelis refused to arm them and allegedly sold them with a deliberately low-quality cameras. Turkey started to produce its own systems as a response in 2010’s