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Monday, March 01, 2010
Israel's arms industry produces giant UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries' unveiling of a unique long-range unmanned aerial vehicle that can reach Iran is a big technological breakthrough for a defense industry that has carved a niche for itself in the global arms market.
The 4.5-ton Heron TP, dubbed the Eitan, which is Hebrew for "strong," is 79 feet long. It has a wingspan of 86 feet -- about the size of a Boeing 737 airliner - and stay aloft for 20 hours at high altitude, a capability Israeli UAVs have hitherto lacked.
Powered by a 1,200-horsepower turbojet engine, it has a maximum altitude of 40,000 feet and can carry hundreds of pounds of equipment, such as high-resolution cameras and electronic systems and presumably weapons.
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