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IAI Heron / Heron 1
A compact selection from this profile, with sources and limits. Other configurations and additional measurements remain in the full profile.
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]
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
Form, sound & identification limits
- The twin-boom layout is not unique. The measured envelope uses the current IAI length and span, with a schematic internal contour.[1]
- Line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight distances in IAI’s sheet refer to communications contexts and are not promoted here to total flight range. Singapore’s older configuration is not overwritten.[1][2]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
Source notebook
- Israel Aerospace Industries · Heron: current manufacturer specification
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim
- Singapore MINDEF · Fact Sheet: Heron 1 UAV
2012-05-23 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
Cite this profile
DroneLedger. IAI Heron / Heron 1. 2026-11-01. https://droneincidents.com/drones/iai-heron-1/editions/2026-11-01/
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