Thursday, February 18, 2010

DTN News: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Displayed Hi-Tech Military UAV And Missiles At DefExpo 2010 India

DTN News: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Displayed Hi-Tech Military UAV And Missiles At DefExpo 2010 India *Source: DTN News By Roger Smith (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 18, 2010: The United States, represented by 25 companies, are the biggest exhibitor at Defexpo 2010, the biannual exhibition of land and naval defence systems from Feb 15-18. upto today. Israel, which has emerged as a leading supplier of weaponry and equipment to the Indian defence forces since 1999, has occupied the largest exhibit space at 1,248 square metres.
Israel is the second-largest exporter of arms to India. India sought help from Israel notably in the domain of electronic warfare like radars, sensors, night vision equipments and special force equipments and so on. In the matter of air defense system, air-borne early warning and control system and even in military space program the two nations started extensive collaboration.
The Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and control system, the Barak anti-missile system, the unmanned aerial vehicles like Herons and Searchers and the recent launch of an Israeli Spy Sat Tesar became potent symbols of the intensity of Indo –Israeli co-operation.Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) shows the Mosquito, a hand or bugee launched Micro UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) which weighs in at 500 grams and provides real-time imagery data in restricted urban areas. The Mosquito carries a miniature video camera and offers a fully automated flight with GPS based 'in flight' way point control. IAI announced February 15, 2010 that it is presenting a variety of its advanced technologies and products at this year's DEFEXPO India. shows the Mosquito, a hand or bugee launched Micro UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) which weighs in at 500 grams and provides real-time imagery data in restricted urban areas. The Mosquito carries a miniature video camera and offers a fully automated flight with GPS based 'in flight' way point control. IAI announced February 15, 2010 that it is presenting a variety of its advanced technologies and products at this year's DEFEXPO India.Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) shows the Bird-Eye 650, a mini UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) for strategic and tactical missions, on its advanced folding launcher. The lightweight aircraft's propulsion system is powered by fuel cells that allow for an endurance of six hours.Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) shows the Heron, a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) for strategic and tactical missions. With a wingspan of 16.6 meters and a takeoff weight of 1,250 kg, the Heron UAV can reach an altitude of 30,000 feet and has the endurance of up to 50 hours. It is in use by coalition forces in Afghanistan which rely heavily on them for to provide crucial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance information in real-time to commanders and directly to front line soldiers.Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) shows the Iron Dome radar system, which is designed to detect, track, measure and anticipate trajectories of mortars, Qassam rockets and 'Grad' missiles, and to measure the exact spatial location of each threat. The information provided by the Iron Dome radar system is used to warn endangered areas, and to locate exact targets in order to effectively intercept threats.Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) shows the EL/M-2084 Multi-Mission Radar (MMR), a high-accuracy medium-/long-range transportable radar system that can detect a bank of targets, including unmanned aerial vehicles, rockets, artillery shells and un-powered manned threats such as hang gliders, even in the presence of ground clutter and electromagnetic interference.
This article is being posted from Toronto, Canada By Roger Smith DTN News/Defense-Technology News dtnnews@ymail.com

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