{"id":43722,"date":"2015-02-26T16:06:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T16:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/02\/26\/iai-pitches-heron-tp-as-australian-male-uav\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:39:50","slug":"iai-pitches-heron-tp-as-australian-male-uav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/avalon\/2015\/02\/26\/iai-pitches-heron-tp-as-australian-male-uav\/","title":{"rendered":"IAI Pitches Heron TP as Australian MALE UAV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VICTORIA, Australia \u2014 Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) says it has spoken with the Royal Australian Air Force about its Heron TP medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial system (MALE UAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia currently operates the Heron 1 UAS, which recently returned from operations in Afghanistan and is now being used to inform the future purchases of unmanned aerial systems, including the high-altitude, long-endurance Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton, which will be acquired under Project Air 7000 phase 1B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heron TP, a 5.3-ton (11,600-pound) aircraft, can carry a payload of up to one ton. 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