Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
Type of aircraft
National origin
Israel
Manufacturer
Israel Aerospace Industries
First flight
1994
Introduction
2005
Status
Active, in production
Primary users
Israeli Defence Force Indian Air Force Brazilian Federal Police Turkish Air Force
Variants
EADS Harfang IAI Eitan Avionics Services Caçador
IAI Heron on display at the Paris Air Show 2009IAI Super Heron at an Air Show to commemorate 40 years of UAVs in IsraelControlling the UAV for experimental purposes at the Fallon Naval Air Station
The IAI Heron (Machatz-1) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Malat
(UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours' duration at up to 10.5 km (35,000 ft). It has demonstrated 52 hours of continuous flight, but the effective operational maximal flight duration is less, according to payload and flight profile. An advanced version, the Heron TP, is also known as the IAI Eitan.
On 11 September 2005, it was announced that the Israel Defense Forces purchased US$50 million worth of Heron systems.[1]
^"Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. – Home page". Iai.co.il. Archived from the original on 16 December 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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