IAI Harop

Harop
Harop at the Paris Air Show 2013
Type:	drone
Design country:	Israel
Manufacturer:	Israel Aircraft Industries

The IAI Harop is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI ). It is an enlarged version of the IAI Harpy .

function

The drone is equipped with 23 kg of explosives and is supposed to actively destroy certain targets. Before the attack, it can circle over the target for a long time ( Loitering Weapon ). To do this, it is dependent on reconnaissance by other drones, aircraft or ground troops, but delivers data and live images to the ground location using optical and infrared cameras.

This type of attack drone is also known as "kamikaze drone". They are seen as a cheap option for close air support for armed forces that do not have manned air support by bombers or attack helicopters.

The drone has so far been bought by India, Azerbaijan and Israel.

User states

•  Azerbaijan
•  Germany (test series of the Bundeswehr in the WABEP network system )
•  India
•  Israel
•  Turkey

Known missions

In the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh (including Nagorno Karabakh , from Russian transcription) was in Azerbaijan in April 2016 Harop used. According to various international media and military experts, the Harop hit an Armenian bus with soldiers in the contested areas . According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, five reservists were killed in the attack about 60 kilometers north of the provincial capital Stepanakert . Other sources spoke of seven dead. It was the first known use of this attack weapon.

Technical specifications

Parameter	Data
Type	Tactical drone
length	2.5 m
span	3 m
height	k. A.
Maximum takeoff weight	k. A.
payload	23 kg
Top speed	k. A.
Service ceiling	k. A.
Range	approx. 1000 km
Flight duration	approx. 6 h

Web links

Commons : IAI Harop  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• IAI: IAI to Supply HAROP System for Over $ 100 Million
• IAI: Harop

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FliegerRevue, October 2011, p. 23, In wait position over the goal
2. ↑ ^{a b} Raf Sanchez: 'Suicide drone' used for first time in fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia. In: The Telegraph . April 8, 2016, accessed April 11, 2016 . 
3. ↑ New Israeli drone allegedly used in Azerbaijan. In: Ynetnews . July 4, 2016, accessed April 11, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Deagel: Harop
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Martin Streetly (Ed.): Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Unmanned 2014-2015 . IHS Jane's, London 2014, ISBN 978-0710630964 , p. 101.
6. ↑ Indian air force orders Harop loitering munitions . In: Flightglobal.com . Retrieved April 6, 2016.
7. ↑ Ami Rojkes Dombe: Azerbaijan Used IAI's Harop UCAV. In: israeldefense.co.il. April 5, 2016, accessed April 11, 2016 . 
8. ↑ Thomas Gibbons-Neff: Israeli-made kamikaze drone spotted in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In: The Washington Post . April 5, 2016, accessed April 11, 2016 . 
9. ↑ IAI's Harop Advanced Loitering Munition ( Memento from November 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive )