IAI Harpy NG
Harop NG | |
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Role | Loitering Munition |
National origin | Israel |
Manufacturer | IAI |
Designer | IAI |
Status | In service |
Primary user | Israel |
Developed from | IAI Harop |
The IAI Harpy NG or IAI Harpy New Generation is a loitering munition produced by the Israel Aerospace Industries. It is an anti-radiation drone and loitering weapon and is optimized for the SEAD operations. The drone itself has high explosive warhead and nicked name as "Fire and Forget" autonomous weapon.[1]
It can operate in all-weather day/night and it can be launched from a ground vehicle. It has 9 hours airborne time.[2] Harpy improved in several ways from its predecessor, particularly in loiter time, range, altitude, maintenance and training.[3] Also, it improved RF spectrum from 2–18 GHz to 0.8–18 GHz.[4]
References[]
- ^ "HARPY NG". Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "The missile that looks like a UAV". Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Singapore Airshow 2016: IAI unveils three loitering systems". Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "SINGAPORE: IAI reveals new family of loitering munitions". Retrieved 2 September 2016.
Categories:
- IAI unmanned aerial vehicles
- IAI aircraft
- Canard aircraft
- Delta-wing aircraft
- Single-engined pusher aircraft
- Wankel-engined aircraft
- Tailless delta-wing aircraft
- Unmanned aerial vehicle stubs