The German Heron TP, an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) developed collaboratively by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Airbus, took its first flight in German airspace. The German Heron TP ...

The drone used in the experiment was the Israeli-made Heron TP, a turboprop UAV “customized” by Airbus to accommodate global certification requirements, according to an Airbus spokesperson.

Germany in 2022 approved arming the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP after years of intense political debate. But those plans were affected... Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense ...

The accident occurred on March 17, when an IAI Heron-1 drone belonging to Korea’s army veered off a runway upon landing at Yangju, subsequently colliding with a parked Surion helicopter.