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IAI Heron

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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.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Piston, Turboprop

Application

Surveillance

Final assembly

Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion) ·

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Certification

Military

Composite wing (primary structure) Standard Synthetic vision Option

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	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.

Airframer

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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