IAI Heron Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance UAS Family
The IAI Heron is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial system operated worldwide for strategic, tactical, and homeland-security missions. Its multi-mission architecture supports simultaneous payloads, long-range communications, and automated takeoff and landing for persistent intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance.
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Identity
- Aliases
- HeronIAI HeronHeron 1Heron MK II
- Family Name
- IAI Heron
- Full Name
- IAI Heron Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance UAS Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Endurance Hours
- 45
- Max Payload Mass Kg
- 470
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 1,270
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The IAI Heron is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial system operated worldwide for strategic, tactical, and homeland-security missions. Its multi-mission architecture supports simultaneous payloads, long-range communications, and automated takeoff and landing for persistent intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance.
- Dimensions
- Length M
- 8.5
- Wingspan M
- 16.6
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.iai.co.il/product/heron/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:45:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:45:39 UTC