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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated:
2:03 PM, February 21, 2010
Posted:
12:44 PM, February 21, 2010
TEL NOF AIR FORCE BASE, Israel — Israel's air force today introduced
a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full
day and fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting rival Iran within its
range.
The Heron TP drones have a wingspan of 86 feet (26 meters), making them the size of Boeing
737 passenger jets and the largest unmanned aircraft in Israel's
military. The planes can fly at least 20 consecutive hours and are
primarily used for surveillance and carrying diverse payloads.
At
the fleet's inauguration ceremony at a sprawling air base in central
Israel, the drone dwarfed an F-15 fighter jet parked beside it. The
unmanned plane resembles its predecessor, the Heron, but can fly
higher, reaching an altitude of more than 40,000 feet (12,000 meters),
and remain in the air longer.
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