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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
State-owned Israeli aerospace and defence group that pioneered loitering munitions with the Harpy and Harop.
Lod, IsraelAerial Drones systems
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About Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is Israel's largest aerospace and defence company and is owned by the State of Israel. It designs, develops, produces and maintains military and civil aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, missiles, avionics and space systems, and is headquartered at Ben Gurion Airport near Lod.
IAI introduced the loitering munition as a weapon class in the 1980s with the anti-radiation Harpy. Its family has since grown to include the man-in-the-loop Harop, the small Green Dragon and the vertical take-off Rotem, and the company has reported export contracts for these systems with several countries. IAI also builds the Heron family of medium- and high-altitude UAVs.
The group includes the electronics subsidiary ELTA Systems and holds a stake in BlueBird Aero Systems. Its portfolio also covers counter-UAS solutions and unmanned surface vessels.
In the news4 stories
Heron MK II from IAI: MALE UAS with 45 hours' endurance, 490 kilograms of payload and open architecture
Heron MK II is the latest generation of IAI's Heron family: a MALE UAS with a 160 hp engine, altitudes up to 35,000 feet, up to 45 hours' endurance and the Unified Control System as its ground segment. A look at airframe, sensors, data links and control.
Counter-UAS by disrupting satellite navigation: IAI unveils NAVWAR system Hypnosis
Counter-UAS without interceptor missiles: IAI's Hypnosis is designed to disrupt the satellite navigation of aerial threats and complement kinetic systems. Its mobile stations operate as a network – up to fully autonomous operation.
Underwater drone Blue Whale: German Navy aims to introduce IAI and Atlas Elektronik system quickly
After successful trials, Chief of the German Navy Jan Christian Kaack calls Blue Whale the “first choice”. The underwater drone could initially arrive in small numbers – but Kaack criticises processes that slow down new technology.
Military drone in civil airspace: Bundeswehr's German Heron TP flies from Schleswig to Leeuwarden
For the first time in Europe, a military drone has crossed the upper airspace open to all users. The German Heron TP flew to Leeuwarden and back as part of an EDA research project – with a view to the consequences for air traffic.