Aircraft program
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.
The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.
Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. - Aircraft | News | |
| Airbus Defence & Space Manching | News | |
| Avionics Services | News | Manufactures the IAI Heron under the Caçador name. |
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