Israeli Mini Harpy loitering airborne weapon combines technologies from UAVs and smart munitions

BANGALORE, India – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) at Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel, has unveiled the Mini Harpy loitering autonomous weapon, which combines technologies from smart munitions and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Intelligent Aerospace reports. Continue reading original article

The Military & Aerospace Electronics take:

26 Feb. 2019 -- The Mini Harpy combines the capabilities of IAI's two flagship loitering missiles -- the Harop and the Harpy -- to blend electro-optical and RF and microwave sensors.

The Mini Harpy can neutralize RF transmitters like radar; uses electro-optical sensors to capture threats on video; and can launch from land sites, from helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, and surface warships.

The smart munitions can loiter, lock on to targets, and destroys targets by crashing into with the Mini Harpy's 18-pound explosive warhead. Electrically powered, it has a range of about 62 miles.

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John Keller, chief editor
Military & Aerospace Electronics

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