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| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Piston, Turboprop | ||
| Application | Surveillance | ||
| Final assembly | Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion) | ||
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Twin boom single piston pusher reconnaissance UAV. Also produced by EADS as Harfang (formerly Eagle System I). Includes Heron TP (Eitan) turboprop version, which is also manufactured in Brazil by Avionics Services as the Caçador, and upgraded Caçador II. Also the IAI Long-Range Long-Endurance (MALE) Heron TP-XP and Heron MK II variants.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| IAI Heron | / 1994 | Baseline variant. | |
| IAI Heron TP | 2004 / 2004 | Turboprop variant, also known as IAI Eitan, includes Avionics Services Caçador. | |
| IAI Super Heron | 2014 / 2014 | Increased performance variant. | |
| Avionics Services Caçador II | 2025 / | Upgraded variant. |
View full news archive for the IAI Heron.
| Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. - Aircraft | News | |
| Airbus Defence & Space Manching | News | |
| Avionics Services | News | Manufactures the IAI Heron under the Caçador name. |
Other aircraft programs: Aalto Zephyr, Airbus SIRTAP, Airbus Eurodrone, Airbus Wingman
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