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Friday, April 10, 2009

IAI releases details of maritime Heron UAV

Heron TP MALE UAVIsrael Aerospace Industries has released new details about the equipment fit of its maritime patrol-configured Heron unmanned air vehicle.

To be employed as a replacement for current manned surveillance assets in nations including Israel, the Heron will carry an Elta Systems EL/M-2022U maritime patrol radar, confirms Dr Gilad Dekel, director of maritime operations at IAI's Malat UAV division.

The EL/M-2022U has a maritime search mode capable of detecting and automatically tracking ships from small to large size, and offers "unprecedented capabilities", Dekel claims.

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