Singapore Declares IAI Heron Fully Operational

Credit: A Heron-1 UAV takes off for surveillance of enemy targets: Singapore government
KUALA LUMPUR— Singapore has declared its Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron unmanned aircraft fully operational, five years after the system’s delivery. The government is highlighting the Heron’s usefulness against terrorists, which suggests that Singapore is prepared to deploy the aircraft in...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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