Drones

Loitering Weapon Systems – A Growing Demand

The numbers indicate the trend – there is a growing demand for loitering weapon systems. These are smart systems that loiter above the target and strike when the opportunity arrives. Armed forces have just actually begun to understand the potential in loitering weapon systems.

The Israeli defense industries have been involved in such systems for many years. The Harop, one of the most advanced loitering weapon systems, has been developed by Israel aerospace industries (IAI). The Harop has been developed to destroy high-quality targets. It consists of the munition unit, transportable launcher and a mission control shelter, which provides real-time access to control the Harop by a man-in-the-loop.