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Israel is close to striking a USD 230 million deal with India under which it would sell 50 Eagle/Heron unmanned aerial vehicles to New Delhi.
Tel Aviv, Nov 5 (PTI) Israel is close to striking a USD 230 million deal with India under which it would sell 50 Eagle/Heron unmanned aerial vehicles to New Delhi.
"The details of the deal has been almost finalised by the two sides," senior defence sources said.
Eagle/Heron is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as drone, that can operate at a distance of more than 1,000 kilometres and at altitudes above 25,000 feet for over 24 hours, providing real-time intelligence.
The system also features automatic take-off and landing, integrated mission planning and sensor technology, and can simultaneously carry a wide range of payloads. PTI
Heron UAV
The Heron UAV System is an operational fourth generation long-endurance medium-altitude system based on leading-edge technology with new fully automatic take-off and landing features. It provides deep-penetration, wide-area, real-time intelligence to national agencies, theater commanders and lower echelons.
The Heron provides ample modular space up to 250 kg for customer furnished equipment, is interoperable with other MALAT UAV systems and has demonstrated 52 hours of continuous flight.
Missions
Medium Altitude and Long Endurance (MALE) Strategic UAV System for surveillance, reconnaissance, target-acquisition & artillery adjustment and/or CFE based missions.
Operational Modes
Real-time payload and UAV control
GPS based interuptable airborne mission controller
Full autonomous flight
Autonomous return on datalink loss
Datalinks
Direct line-of-sight datalink
UAV aitborne data relay for beyond-line-of-sight datalink
Dual real-time command uplink
Single real-time data and video downlink
Satellite Datalink Integration capability
Payloads
Standard MOSP (TV & IR Combi)
SAR EL/M 2055
Maritime Patrol Radar
Customer furnished payloads
Performance
Endurance 40 Hr
Range 200*km (105* nm), 350**km (185**nm), 1,000***km(530***nm)
Altitude 30,000 ft
* Direct line-of-sight datalink
** Beyond-line-of-sight datalink using UAV airborne data relay
*** Autonomous flight
Launch & Recovery
Automatic Take-off and landing. Technical Data
Weights: Max Take-off Weight 1,100 kg (2,430 lb) Max Payload Weight 250 kg (550 lb)
Dimensions Overall Length 8.50 m (27.90 ft) Wingspan 16.60 m (54.50 ft)
Powerplant Dual engines, 4 cycle, 4 cylinder with turbo charge 100 hp
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