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Thursday, October 29, 2009     INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Germany deploys Israeli drones in Afghanistan

Germany has joined three other NATO allies in Afghanistan that operate the Heron, a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle.   

Australia, Canada and France are also operating the platform in Afghanistan that features intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

Under the multi-million-euro contract, the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries would work with Germany's Rheinmetall Defence to deliver, deploy and operate the Heron-1 unmaned aerial vehicle for the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

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Executives said Heron would be leased to the German contingent in Afghanistan for one year, with an option for another two years. Australia and Canada have concluded similar arrangements for Heron.

"We are proud to provide along with Rheinmetall our operationally proven UAV systems to the German Armed Forces," IAI president Itzhak Nissan said.

Executives said Heron would begin flights in Afghanistan by mid-March 2010. They said the platform marked a significant improvement from the UAVs deployed by the German Army. In early 2009, the German contingent began operating Rheinmetall's KZO tactical UAV system.

"All logistical and maintenance services for the German Heron system will be performed by Rheinmetall Defense, which will operate a 24/7 maintenance and support center in the theater," IAI said.

Executives said IAI would supply the Heron, with logistics and maintenance services provided by Rheinmetall. The Germany Army would operate the UAV.



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