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ProgramsIAI Heron

Aircraft program

IAI Heron

In production

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.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Piston, Turboprop
Application
Surveillance
Final assembly

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
IAI Heron / 1994Baseline variant.
IAI Heron TP2004 / 2004Turboprop variant, also known as IAI Eitan, includes Avionics Services Caçador.
IAI Super Heron2014 / 2014Increased performance variant.
Avionics Services Caçador II2025 / Upgraded variant.

Airframer

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. - AircraftNews
Airbus Defence & Space ManchingNews
Avionics ServicesNews

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