Heron UAV in US service

June 1, 2009 · Posted in Blogroll, Uncategorized 

Steve Trimble reports the appearance of the Israeli Heron UAV apparently on counter-drug assignment in El Salvador.

A version of the Heron called the "Heron 2" lost a huge US Army contract competition in 2004. It was called the extended range/multipurpose (ERMP) UAV program. The army picked the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc’s Sky Warrior, a UAV that falls between the Predator and the Reaper in capability.
The new SOUTHCOM experiment begs the question: Could the Heron re-emerge as a contender to join the US military’s inventory?

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