(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - The Israel Air Force (IAF) plans to double its force of Heron TP UAVs by the end of 2016, according to the official IAF Hebrew-language monthly magazine. The Heron TP, known in Israel as Eitan, can carry a 1-ton payload, fly for 60 hours, perform in all weather, and conduct sensor-to-shooter networked operations and a variety of special missions. The German Defense Ministry announced in January that the Bundeswehr had decided to lease three to five armed versions of the Heron TP - instead of the U.S. Predator B.
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