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Research edition · 2026-11-01

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IAI Heron / Heron 1

An Israeli medium-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with twin tail booms. The current IAI specification and Singapore’s 2012 Heron 1 fiche differ in length, mass and endurance and remain separate source configurations.[1]

Archived research edition. Archive statistics and new dossiers are available on the current profile.

Current profile ↗
16.6 m8.5 mTop view

Body length[1] · Wingspan[1]

8.5 m · Side view · schematic
Top-view bounding dimensions share one metre scale. Internal contours and side profiles are schematic; height is not inferred. Ranges show their largest outline and retain their labels.

The numbers, with their sources

Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.

Published flight range

Unknown in reviewed sources

Take-off mass

1270 kg[1]Heron · current IAI fiche · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Manufacturer claim1100 kg[2]RSAF Heron 1 · 2012 · 2012
Official report; not an independent test

Payload

≤ 470 kg[1]Heron · current IAI fiche · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Published upper limit

Body length

8.5 m[1]Heron · current IAI fiche · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Manufacturer claim8.8 m[2]RSAF Heron 1 · 2012 · 2012
Official report; not an independent test

Wingspan

16.6 m[1]Heron · current IAI fiche · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Manufacturer claim16.6 m[2]RSAF Heron 1 · 2012 · 2012
Official report; not an independent test

Endurance

≤ 45 h[1]Heron · current IAI fiche · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-01
Published upper limit> 24 h[2]RSAF Heron 1 · 2012 · 2012
Published lower limit

Family & configurations

IAI Heron / Heron 1

No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.

What does it cost?

Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.

Unknown in reviewed sources

Source notebook

  1. Israel Aerospace Industries · Heron: current manufacturer specification

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim

  2. Singapore MINDEF · Fact Sheet: Heron 1 UAV

    2012-05-23 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test

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