Debut flight to the Heron TP UAV in the service of the German army
The German Heron TP UAV is a multi-mission aircraft with a long stay capability for medium altitude and carrying a variety of payloads
Ami Rohex Dumba | 26/07/2020 Contact author
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Photo: Ministry of Defense
First debut flight in the country's skies to the "Eitan" UAV (Heron TP), in the dedicated configuration created for the German Ministry of Defense and according to its needs. Air and Airbus, formulated in a unique and creative layout and signed in June 2018. It includes the lease of a number of solid UAVs, training and maintenance services. The training of German crews is carried out by the Israeli Air Force at one of its bases in the center of the country.
The German Heron TP UAV is a multi-mission aircraft with a long stay capability for medium altitude and carrying a variety of payloads. It is based on the Israeli "Eitan" UAV, which is in operational service in the Air Force. The UAV in its German configuration is manufactured in record time and incorporates advanced Israeli technologies.
The head of the Mapat UAVs in the Ministry of Defense, Col. (Res.) H: "In the name of the State of Israel. Despite the complex challenges of the program, to which the Corona challenges have been added, we are meeting the schedules. All thanks to the joint and intensive work between many factors in the defense systems of Germany and Israel."
IAI's Vice President and Director of the Military Aircraft Division, Moshe Levy: "IAI is pleased to mark this important milestone in the Heron TP project for Germany. We thank our partners at Airbus and the Ministry of Defense for their cooperation in the project, thanks to which we are about to provide the German Air Force with a system tailored to its operational needs and requirements. "
https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/44317
The German Heron TP UAV is a multi-mission aircraft with a long stay capability for medium altitude and carrying a variety of payloads
Ami Rohex Dumba | 26/07/2020 Contact author
sharing
Photo: Ministry of Defense
First debut flight in the country's skies to the "Eitan" UAV (Heron TP), in the dedicated configuration created for the German Ministry of Defense and according to its needs. Air and Airbus, formulated in a unique and creative layout and signed in June 2018. It includes the lease of a number of solid UAVs, training and maintenance services. The training of German crews is carried out by the Israeli Air Force at one of its bases in the center of the country.
The German Heron TP UAV is a multi-mission aircraft with a long stay capability for medium altitude and carrying a variety of payloads. It is based on the Israeli "Eitan" UAV, which is in operational service in the Air Force. The UAV in its German configuration is manufactured in record time and incorporates advanced Israeli technologies.
The head of the Mapat UAVs in the Ministry of Defense, Col. (Res.) H: "In the name of the State of Israel. Despite the complex challenges of the program, to which the Corona challenges have been added, we are meeting the schedules. All thanks to the joint and intensive work between many factors in the defense systems of Germany and Israel."
IAI's Vice President and Director of the Military Aircraft Division, Moshe Levy: "IAI is pleased to mark this important milestone in the Heron TP project for Germany. We thank our partners at Airbus and the Ministry of Defense for their cooperation in the project, thanks to which we are about to provide the German Air Force with a system tailored to its operational needs and requirements. "
https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/44317
