IAI’s Heron will compete in Canada for Arctic missions

The Israel aerospace industries (IAI) Heron unmanned air system (UAS) will compete in a Canadian tender to supply an advanced system for operation in the Arctic.

Canada’s military wants its next unmanned aircraft system to be cap­able of dropping search-and-rescue sup­plies in the Arctic and in other areas as it looks to expand UAS roles into activities formerly conducted by manned platforms.

According to UAS Vision Canada plans to spend between CAN $1 billion (US $998 million) and $1.5 billion on a new fleet of UAS.

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