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IAI Heron

Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) developed by the Malat (UAV).

A Hunter Joint Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in flight during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Ne
Photo via Wikimedia by SSGT REYNALDO RAMON, licensed Public domain.
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About the Heron

The IAI Heron (Machatz-1) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours' duration at up to 10.5 km (35,000 ft).

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