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IAI Harpy
A compact selection from this profile, with sources and limits. Other configurations and additional measurements remain in the full profile.
An Israeli anti-radiation loitering-munition family developed by IAI. Its radar-emission seeker distinguishes it from the electro-optical Harop and from Mini Harpy. IAI’s current product claim and SIPRI’s historical autonomy research serve different purposes: one advertises a system, the other analyses how this weapon category developed. Historical and current versions must remain separate.[1][2]
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
| Endurance | ≤ 9 h[1] |
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Form, sound & identification limits
- IAI currently advertises missions lasting up to nine hours. This is a manufacturer claim for the product page consulted, not a retroactive specification for the early Harpy systems discussed by SIPRI. No historical warhead, cost or airframe dimension is transferred to the current system.[1][2]
- SIPRI places Harpy in the early history of anti-radar loitering weapons and examines autonomy by function. That analysis is an independent research origin, not a second endurance test. “Autonomous” must not be read as a universal account of every configuration or every incident.[2]
- Harop has its own profile. Mini Harpy is also a separate product, with its own seeker combinations and published figures. Similar names, transport canisters and loitering roles do not make those specifications interchangeable.[1][2]
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Source notebook
- Israel Aerospace Industries · HARPY anti-radiation loitering munition
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
- SIPRI · Mapping the development of autonomy in weapon systems (November 2017)
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation
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DroneLedger. IAI Harpy. 2026-11-01. https://droneincidents.com/drones/harpy/editions/2026-11-01/
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