News from Israel's IAI #IsraelDefenseNews "IAI will supply tens of millions of dollars of Heron MK II systems to an [unnamed] Asian country." #dronewars Important deal. 
"The Heron MK II is the most advanced model of the Heron family. It reaches an altitude of 35,000 feet, a maximum speed of 140 knots and can stay in the air for up to 45 hours of flight." Can land at any type of airport and in extreme weather conditions.
"The most notable ability in the UAV is to perform standoff capability missions, gathering intelligence on targets from a long distance (tens of kilometers) without the need to cross a border line"
The sale is based on the decades of experience in the field of drones with 50 operational customers worldwide.
via @ILAerospaceIAI
via @ILAerospaceIAI
Photo above courtesy of IAI; Israel and IAI in particular are leaders in drone technology, last year I wrote this piece about drone leasing agreements; defensenews.com/global/europe/…
Adding here from the press release "Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed two deals, one to sell and one to lease two Heron MKII UAV systems to a central Asian country." It is interesting the lease framework and also the note of "central Asian".
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