Israel Defense Forces

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HERON 1

The HERON I is a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAS for strategic and tactical missions

The HERON I main features and capabilities are:

Safe, reliable and easy operation
Simultaneously 4 sensors use capability
Satellite communication for extended range (SATCOM)
Two proven simultaneous Automatic Takeoff and Landing (ATOL) systems for maximal safety
Fully redundant, state-of-the-art avionics
Retractable landing gear

HERON TP

Heron TP is an advanced, multi-purpose MALE UAS with an extended performance envelope and a variety of payloads capability.

The Heron TP was designed as a multi-purpose, multi-system platform to address local and international customers' needs and to perform a variety of strategic missions with a high level of reliability.

The HERON TP main features and capabilities are:

Multi mission platform with multiple operational configurations
Large internal volume for a variety of payloads
Simultaneous and flexible operation of payloads
All weather capability
Operation above commercial traffic
Satellite communication for extended range (SATCOM)
Automatic Takeoff and Landing (ATOL) systems for maximal safety
Triple, fully redundant, state-of-the-art avionics
Retractable landing gear
Safe, reliable and easy operation

Hermes® 450
Performance:

Take-off weight - 550 kg
Max Payload - 180 kg
Endurance - 17 hours
Service Ceiling - 18,000 ft
Range - 300 km

Hermes® 900
is the most recent MALE UAS procured by the IDF as well as by multiple international customers.

Performance:
Take-off weight 1,180 kg
Max Payload 350 kg
Endurance 36 hours
Service Ceiling 30,000 ft
Range unlimited

Dominator UAV
The Dominator UAV is a MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) UAV system based on the DA42 platform. The system combines the remarkable performance of the DA42, a fully certified aircraft, with over 640 units produced since 2005 and over 360,000 hours of accumulated operating experience, and the proven unmanned technology by Aeronautics, which has logged over 80,000 operational flight hours onboard UAVs worldwide.

Aerostar UAV
The Aerostar Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle System (TUAV) provides reliable, high quality real time intelligence gathering capability. The system was developed by the Company’s leading engineers in cooperation with the Israeli Intelligence Corps. The system has accumulated thousands of operational hours, giving the system its maturity, reliability and credibility. Among the system’s customers are the IDF, U.S. Navy, Angola and other customers around the globe.

Hunter uav
he Hunter is a heavy tactical UAV system for surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, artillery adjustment and damage assessment.
The Hunter system main features and capabilities are:
Twin engine configuration
Built from composite materials to reduce radar detection
Wheeled or Rocket Assisted Takeoff (RATO)
Automatic Takeoff and Landing (ATOL) system for maximal safety
Fully redundant, state-of-the-art avionics
Elevator for payload installation to prevent damage during take-off and landing
Safe, reliable and easy operation
Capable of being upgraded to E-Hunter (Extended Endurance Platform)

Ranger UAV
Ranger is a tactical UAV system for use in extreme weather conditions for surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, artillery adjustment and damage assessment. It was developed and manufactured in cooperation with the Swiss company RUAG Aerospace. IAI/MALAT is a senior member of the Swiss-Israeli consortium led by Oerlikon-Contraves (Zurich, Switzerland) that produces the Ranger.
Capable of carrying multiple payloads simultaneously

 

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IAI Searcher:
he Searcher looks almost identical to the Scout and Pioneer, but is in fact scaled up and is well over twice the size of the Scout. The Searcher is powered by a 35 kW (47 hp) piston engine. The new design features updated avionics and sensor systems with greater flight endurance as well as increased redundancy for improved survivability. In addition to Israel, the system had been exported and is currently in use by India, South Korea, Singapore[3], Thailand and Turkey.[4]

The MiniFalcon
is a Tactical Unmanned Aerial System for real time surveillance and intelligence
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Orbiter UAV

The Orbiter Mini UAV System Is a compact and lightweight system designed for use in Military and Homeland Security missions. The system presents the ultimate solution for Over The Hill reconnaissance missions, Low Intensity Conflicts and Urban warfare operations as well as any close range ISR mission.
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Elbit Systems Skylark I and Skylark II are small unmanned aerial vehicles developed by Elbit Systems.
Skylark I
Skylark I is a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle. It is designed as a manpacked system for tactical surveillance and reconnaissance. Skylark is launched by hand. The payload consists of daylight CCD or optional FLIR for night operations. During operation, it sends real-time video to a portable ground station. Recovery involves a deep stall maneuver, landing on a small inflatable cushion. It has a range of 10 km.
Skylark is in operation with the militaries of Australia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden. It has been deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq.The Skylark I has also been selected by France's Special Forces in March 2008.

Skylark II
Skylark II was unveiled in 2006. It has a range of 60 km and designed to be operated by a two-person crew and deployed using HMMWV class field vehicles. In December 2007, South Korea decided to purchase Skylark II system.

 

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NRUAV uav
The NRUAV system is the Malat solution for Maritime Multi-Layered ISR Missions operated by Unmanned Helicopters from ship deck.

It is based on Malat-made Helicopter Modification Suite (HeMoS) for existing, proven, manned naval VTOL platforms. The main features and capabilities of the NRUAV are:

Automatic Vertical Take-off and Landing (AVTOL) from dynamic (naval) platforms
Real-time intelligence battle and damage assessment
Day, night adverse weather Over The Horizon Targeting (OTHT)
Flexible multi-sensor suite with extended carrying capabilities

AirMule UAV
The AirMule is an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed and developed by Israel’s Urban Aeronautics to meet the requirements of the Israel Defence Forces.
The AirMule successfully completed its first phase of flight testing in January 2010. Its maiden flight, which was scheduled for April 2009, has been postponed. The aircraft is scheduled to enter service in 2014.
In June 2009, the UAV was shipped to an airstrip located in central Israel to perform a series of ground tests for hover testing.

Picador VTOL UAV
The Picador vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle provides comprehensive situational awareness to marine and army forces. Carrying multiple sensors and payloads, the Picador is capable of performing any ISTAR mission in its operation zone.

IAI I-View
The I-View MK150 is a short range UAS that is intended for operation with medium tactical echelon levels. The system configured on 2 to 3 light trucks.

The I-View 150 main features and capabilities are:

Small and light weight
Automatic takeoff and landing
Takeoff capability: using launcher or on runway
Landing capability - with a parafoil or on runway
Parafoil precise landing (less than 50mX50m), with no cross wind limitations
Requires minimal landing site preparations

 

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Boomerang long endurance loitering and surveillance system

The Boomerang is a man-portable, Catapult launched, electrically powered loitering surveillance and reconnaissance UAV, modeled as a flying wing. With full autonomy, from launch to parachute recovery (to a predetermined location), the Boomerang delivers ease of use, large payload capacity (2.5Kg) and high reliability.
Operates in both day and night for a range of 35 Kilometers, and 3 hours endurance.
The Boomerang is equipped with a miniature, lightweight electro-optical, stabilized, airbone sensor which was designed to be carried by a miniature UAV, for tactical "Over-the-Hill" reconnaissance in daylight and optionally at night.

sparrow uav
The Sparrow is a retrievable, modestly sized UAV, equipped with an Electro-optical, day/night, stabilized payload. It's advanced avionics provide a fully manual to fully autonomous flight, combined with surveillance and recognition capabilities.

A typically configured, fully fueled Sparrow weighs approx. 45 Kg, carries a mission specific payload of 12 Kg. and cruises at 60-70 Kts. for over 4hr. The UAV can be fitted with a larger fuel tank to facilitate extended flight duration.

mini panther uav
The Panther, which weighs roughly 65 kg (143 lb), is powered by three ultra-quiet electrical motors that allow the craft to loiter for approximately six hours, at an altitude of up to 10,000 feet, with an operational radius of over 60 km (37 miles). The UAV carries IAI’s Mini-POP (Plug-in Optronic Payload), which consists of a day/night stabilized camera with a laser range finder, pointer or laser designator. Meanwhile, the smaller Mini Panther, which weighs up to 12 kg (26 lb), can loiter for approximately two hours and carries IAI’s Micro-POP.

 

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ghost uav
GHOST weighs approximately 4 kg (9 lbs), and provides real-time intelligence to ground forces operating in urban areas. GHOST is equipped with an automatic vertical takeoff & landing system and can loiter for up to 30 minutes. The system was designed with twin rotary electrical engines so it can be silent and support day and night special operation missions.

IAI's ETOP
The ETOP is a pure electrical power airborne tethered platform for observation and other applications
One click operation
Deployment within seconds
Operator free/full automation
Low signature
Operational in extreme weather conditions
Unlimited hovering time (with ground source of energy)
Easily integrated on a ground vehicle or on a vessel
Missions
Ad-hoc observation for unlimited time from a stationary or a moving platform
Coastal and border protection
Emergency response operation
Special forces operation

IAI Harop
The IAI Harop (or IAI Harpy 2) is an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed by the MBT division of Israel Aerospace Industries. Rather than holding a separate high-explosive warhead, the drone itself is the main munition. This hunter-killer is designed to loiter the battlefield and attack targets by self-destructing into them. IAI developed the Harop for suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) missions

The IAI Harpy
The IAI Harpy is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) produced by Israel Aerospace Industries. The Harpy is designed to attack radar systems. It carries a high explosive warhead. The Harpy has been sold to several foreign nations, including South Korea, Turkey, India, and China.

 

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Elbit Hermes 90
The Elbit Systems Hermes 90 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical short-range missions using a heavy-fuel motor.
Jane's claims that the Hermes 90 has its roots in the IAI I-View and later in the BAE Skylynx II. Ownership of rights were subsequently moved to Elbit Systems.
The Hermes 90 has an operating range of about 15 hours and 100 km.
In September 2009, the Hermes 90 made its maiden flight

Tactical Micro UAV System
The MicroB, Bluebird's micro UAS, weighs only 1Kg but features exceptional, unprecedented capabilities, considering its small size and low price.

 

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Happy Passover to all Jews everywhere!

 

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^ LOL, are they supposed to eat the food underwater? Or is it just symbolic?

 

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are they supposed to eat the food underwater? Or is it just symbolic?

A little of both. The foods on the Passover seder plate are indeed meant to be symbolic. However, the matzoh you see on the table beyond the plate is meant to be eaten, and the wine in the glasses they are holding is meant to be drunk. How the divers propose to consume these items I don't know, but of course the IDF has accomplished many more difficult tasks.

 

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President Shimon Peres and Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz Visit IDF Soldiers for Passover

Combat Engineering Vehicle Training Exercise

 

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The "juniors" of the pilot's training course are marching their way up to become the big men on base. The pilot trainees go through an intense three-year course challenging them mentally and physically.Photo taken by Ori Shifrin, IDF Spokesperson Unit