{"id":76040,"date":"2025-12-02T12:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=76040"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:08:57","slug":"heron-mk-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/heron-mk-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Heron Mk II"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Heron Mk II Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To enhance their unmanned capabilities in the wake of Operation Sindoor, the Indian armed forces have signed up for more satellite-linked Heron Mk II UAVs under emergency procurement, sources in the Israeli defence industry said recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Heron Mk II<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was developed by <\/span><b>Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Heron Mk II <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a length of 8.5 m, a wingspan of 16.6 m, and a payload capacity of 490 kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 kg.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It offers an <\/span><b>endurance of 45 hours <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a top speed of 150 knots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can reach altitudes up to 35,000 ft and has an operating <\/span><b>range of more than 1,000 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can carry <\/span><b>long-range radars <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>observation sensors,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as electro-optical\/infra-red (EO\/IR) systems for detection and tracking of targets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>electronic intelligence (ELINT) and communications intelligence (COMINT) systems <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be installed on board to <\/span><b>detect, analyse, geolocate, and gather <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">electronic and communication radio <\/span><b>signals for actionable intelligence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at long-range stand-off distances. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is able to <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">gather intelligence from tens of kilometers away without crossing borders.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/indian-armed-forces-to-procure-more-satellite-linked-heron-mk-ii-uavs-under-emergency-procurement\/article70346863.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heron Mk II is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). 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