ISRAEL 2
Prime Manu.
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Min ground crews need
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IAI/AAI inter- national
Pioneer RQ-2A/ RQ-2B
Complete Complete Deployed  Short/ medium-range surveillance and intelligence -gathering UAV Tamam gyrostabilised high-resolution TV (Moked 200) or FLIR (Moked 400) day/night sensor. Can include EW, ECM, decoy, Com(UHF & VHF) relay and laser designator / range-finder packages. Versatron SmallBall dual-sensor (EO/IR). Wheeled take-off, Pneumatically operated twin-rail launcher or rocket assisted EX 125 Mod 2 jettisonable JATO booster. Wheeled landing, Sierra Nevada UCARS (UAV Common Automatic Recovery system).    GCS-2000/ LRS/ MCPS/ TCU C-band (4.55 GHz) One 26 hp Sachs SF 350 two-cylinder two-stroke engine. 38 hp UEL AR 741 rotary. Two-blade pusher prop. 5.11   4.26           125/ 138  29.9/ 32.7 45.4 190/ 205 100 80 80   12,000/ 15,000 807 100  5.5  
1985 (1986) 175EA/25EA, Sunset system                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IAI/TRW inter- national
RQ-5A Hunter/ B-Hunter/ Shipboard type/
Complete   Underway Deployed Short-range reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition UAV Tamam MOSP(TV/FLIR); Elta airborne data relay system; UHF/VHF com relay; laser designator/ range-finder for Hellfire missiles; radar jammer; lightweight comint; com jammer; EW (sigint, 2000). Conventional wheeled take-off; Rocket assisted take-off optional. Conventional wheeled landing using retractable hook and arrester cable. Parachute for emergency recovery. Automatic landing system tested successfully in 2001.   IAI Elta GCS 3000/ MCPS with RVT; Control from the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache helicopter was tested in mid-2000. Two J-band (20MHz) uplinks & two downlinks One P 73 rotary piston engine. Two-blade pusher prop. 8.90   6.95 1.65         540 136 113 726 110 80 60   15,000 761 81 8.0 Teamed with TRW (prime)
 (1991) 72EA/42EA, Sunset system                                 
E-hunter

Complete

Underway

Deployed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Manu.
UAV Designation
Production status  
Operational status          
Power plants
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Comments
 Development
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Operation
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Mission payload
Launch, take-off type
Recovery, landing type
Min ground crews need
System composite
Datalink, comm frequency
Engine
Propulsion
Wing span
Wing area (§³)
Length overall
Height overall
Wheel track
Wheel base
Wing aspect ratio
Fuselage max width
Weight empty
Max fuel weight
Max Payload
Max T-O/launch weight
Max level speed (kt)
Cruising speed (kt)
Loiter speed (kt)
Stall speed (kt)
Service Ceiling (ft)
Max rate of climb (ft/min)
Range (nm)
Max Endurance (h)
IAI
Eye View A
Complete Canceled    Close-range tactical UAV IAI Tamam POP.  Convential wheeled take-off. Parachute recovery system; conventional wheeled landing.   GCS   One 24 hp Dale DH-290 two-cylinder two-stroke engine. Two-blade pusher prop. 4.0   2.70 1.35           10 15.0 80   120 60   15,000  650 27 4.0  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eye View B

Complete

Canceled

 

//

IAI Tamam POP.

 

 

 

 

 

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4.70

 

3.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firebird 2001

Complete

 

 

//

IAI Tamam POP.

 

 

 

 

 

//

 

4.70

 

3.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

                                                           
Heron
Complete Underway   Medium-altitude long-range/ long-endurance UAV Elta EL/M-2022U maritime surveillance radar. Conventional wheeled take-off. Wheeled landing.   GCS-3000/GDT   One 100 hp turbocharged Rotaz 914 four-cylinder four-stroke engine. Two-blade variable-pitch pusher prop. 16.60 13.0 8.50 2.30       2,400    430 250 1,100   125 70-80 40 30,000  650 125 50.0  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Manu.
UAV Designation
Production status  
Operational status          
Power plants
Dimensions (m)            
  Wieghts (kg)    
      Performance      
Comments
 Development
Production
Operation
 Purpose
Mission payload
Launch, take-off type
Recovery, landing type
Min ground crews need
System composite
Datalink, comm frequency
Engine
Propulsion
Wing span
Wing area (§³)
Length overall
Height overall
Wheel track
Wheel base
Wing aspect ratio
Fuselage max width
Weight empty
Max fuel weight
Max Payload
Max T-O/launch weight
Max level speed (kt)
Cruising speed (kt)
Loiter speed (kt)
Stall speed (kt)
Service Ceiling (ft)
Max rate of climb (ft/min)
Range (nm)
Max Endurance (h)
IAI
Heron short-wing

Underway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.0

13.0

5.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 100-200 1,000

 

125

 

40

45,000

650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.0

 

Heron turboprop

Underway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.0 16.30 6.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

650 100-350 1,650

 

193

 

58 46,000 1,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 25.0

 

Harpy / Cutlass
Complete Underway Deployed  Anti-radar attack UAV. Hiexplosive warhead; dual (elecromagnetic and EO) sensor. Booster rocket. Non-recoverable.      

One 27.5 hp(at 7000rpm) 352 cc Fichtel and Sachs SF 2-350 two-cylinder two-stroke engine.

Two-blade pusher prop (dia: 0.67 m).

    2.30  0.36            18 Warhead 35 120 135        9,800   >81 2  

                                                       
Scout
Complete Complete Deployed  Multipurpose tactical UAV. Tamam daylight TV camera; Tadiran Moked 400 FLIR; Controp ESP-600 CCD colour TV day camera & Controp FSP-1 FLIR.  Wheeled take-off or catapult launch. Wheeled landing or net retrieval.     GCS   One 22 hp two-cylinder two-stroke engine.  Two-blade pusher prop. 4.96   3.68 0.94         96 25 38 159 95 55      15,000  800 54 6.0  

 Israeli AF; Singapore AF (128 Squadron, Tengah) in early 2000; South Africa AF; Sri Lanka AF; Switzerland Army;

                                                     
Prime Manu.
UAV Designation
Production status  
Operational status          
Power plants
Dimensions (m)            
  Wieghts (kg)    
      Performance      
Comments
 Development
Production
Operation
 Purpose
Mission payload
Launch, take-off type
Recovery, landing type
Min ground crews need
System composite
Datalink, comm frequency
Engine
Propulsion
Wing span
Wing area (§³)
Length overall
Height overall
Wheel track
Wheel base
Wing aspect ratio
Fuselage max width
Weight empty
Max fuel weight
Max Payload
Max T-O/launch weight
Max level speed (kt)
Cruising speed (kt)
Loiter speed (kt)
Stall speed (kt)
Service Ceiling (ft)
Max rate of climb (ft/min)
Range (nm)
Max Endurance (h)
IAI
Searcher  
Complete Underway Deployed  Long-endurance multirole UAV. MOSP real-time TV/FLIR, Controp ESP-600 CCD camera; air data relay. Wheel take-off or pneumatic catapult or JATO booster rocket. Wheeled landing to arrester hook and cable. Auto-landing system.   GCS-2003   One 47 hp Limbach L 550 flat-four engine/ One 83 hp UEL AR 68-1000 rotary engine. Three-blade prop dia 1.40 m Searcher ¥±. 7.22 /    5.15 / 1.16 /           102 / 63 / 165-210 372 /476   105 60   15,000 / 20,000   65/ 119 10.0/ 14.0  
 1990 First production in November 1991.

 Israel AF used Searcher in mid-1992 -1997 (No 200 Squadron).

                                               
Searcher II

Complete

Underway

Deployed

 

 SAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In IDF from 1999; India ordered Searcher ¥± from 2001; Singapore ordered 42 Searcher ¥± for No 128 Squadron; Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand ordered Searcher ¥±.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle
 Underway Underway