France asked five local companies to develop demonstrators for a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, signing contracts at ...

The Israeli Ministry of Defence (IMOD) has rebuked the organisers of the Paris Air Show on the first day of the week-long, biennial exhibition for removing weapon systems that Israeli defence ...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is participating in EU-funded projects through the Greek company Intracom Defense, which it acquired in May 2023.

A flotilla carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg on a weeklong journey to Gaza has been boarded by Israeli military forces ...

Israel hit a record $14.7 billion in defense exports, driven by European demand for its advanced, battle-proven systems and ...

The IAI Eitan “Heron” UAV was designed by the Malat division of Israel’s Aerospace Industries in 2010, following its initial reveal a few years prior at Tel Nof Airbase.

IAI Heron: High-endurance surveillance drone. Heron, produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ...

Developed by IAI, the Heron Mk II has a length of 8.5 m, wingspan of 16.6 m, and a payload capacity of 490 kg. According to company specifications, ...

An initial probe of the incident found that what caused the IAI Heron 1 drone to be damaged was not a “widespread technical problem in the fleet,” the IAF says.

A model mock-up of the IAI Heron Mk 2 displayed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited during Defexpo 2022 shows the aircraft with six wing hardpoints.

At 8.5 meters (27.8 feet), Heron can support a payload of up to 470 kg (1,000 lbs). Its impressive operational endurance of 45 hours is matched by a range of at least 1,000 km (621 miles ...

The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron is a Group 5 UAS powered by a single Rotax 914 4-cylinder piston engine supplying 115 hp (86 kW) of power to the propeller.