Brasilia, March 5 (RHC) -- Brazil’s Air Force has purchased two new $12 million dollar drones from Israel to patrol the skies during the FIFA World Cup, the daily Haaretz reported.

Manufactured by Elbit Systems, the drones are expected to provide crowd surveillance above Brazil’s soccer stadiums during the competition, which begins in just over three months.

The drones are among a number of security measures being brought in, including thermal cameras, German tanks and stadium fly-overs by Air Force fighter jets and helicopters fitted with surveillance equipment including high-resolution, night-vision and thermal cameras.

Brazil has also ordered 30 PackBot 510 robots from the United States to beef up its security measures.