The tethered drones, developed by MMC, a UAV company from Shenzhen, China, are tethered with a power cord source. They reach radius of 200m, stay in air for more than 2 days without landing, provide constant HD, night vision and thermal video feed. An Iraqi military statement, read on state radio, said the army now has a secured control over Makhmur. The city has become the main refueling base for the troops in the Mosul conflicts.