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The opening as it read in 2010

IAI Harop (or IAI Harpy 2 ) is an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries .¹ Rather than holding a separate high-explosive warhead , the drone itself is the main munition. This hunter-killer is designed to loiter the battlefield and attack targets by self-destructing into them.² IAI developed the Harop for suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) missions. It is a larger version of the IAI Harpy and is launched from ground- or sea-based canisters, but can be adapted for air-launch. Unlike the fully-autonomous Harpy, however, the Harop is controlled in flight by a remote operator. The Harop features two guidance modes: it can either home in on radio emissions by itself with its anti-radar homing system, or the operator can select static or moving targets detected by the aircraft's electro-optical sensor. This latter mode allows the Harop to attack radars that are presently shut down and therefore not providing emissions for the aircraft to automatically home in on. Turkey may have been the launch customer for the Harop in 2005. In October 2005, MBDA submitted the Harop (under the name "White Hawk") to the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence for consideration as the system for the Ministry's Loitering Munition Capability Demonstration (LMCD) program, otherwise known as "Fire Shadow". The Harop was selected as one of the finalists, but was rejected when the MoD decided that the contract should go to a British team. In August 2007, the government of India was negotiating to purchase eight to ten Harop systems. In September 2009, the Indian Air Force announced that it will be inducting the 10 Harop systems purchased for US$100 Million. The Harop was publicly unveiled to the world for the first time in India, in the lead-up to the Aero-India 2009 show. In late September 2009, the German Army ordered an undisclosed number of Harop systems.³

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The opening as it stood in 2015 12 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

The IAI Harop (or IAI Harpy 2 ) is an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed by the MBT division of Israel Aerospace Industries . Rather than holding a separate high-explosive warhead , the drone itself is the main munition. This SEAD -optimised UCAV is designed to loiter the battlefield and attack targets by self-destructing into them.

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The IAI Harop (or IAI Harpy 2 ) is a loitering munition developed by the MBT division of Israel Aerospace Industries . It is an anti-radiation drone that can autonomously home in on radio emissions. Rather than holding a separate high-explosive warhead , the drone itself is the main munition. This SEAD -optimised loitering munition is designed to loiter the battlefield and attack targets by self-destructing into them. The drone can either operate fully autonomously, using its anti-radar homing system, or it can take a human-in-the-loop mode. If a target is not engaged, the drone will return and land itself back at base. It has been designed to minimize its radar-signature through stealth (low-observability). This anti-radiation drone is designed to target enemy air-defense systems in a first line of attack, as the small drone (with its small radar cross-section) can evade SAMs and radar detection systems which are designed to target much larger aircraft or to intercept fixed-trajectory missiles.

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Israeli stealth loitering munition The IAI Harop is a loitering munition developed by the MBT division of Israel Aerospace Industries . Loitering munitions are designed to loiter above the battlefield and attack targets by crashing into them and exploding. "Israel special - IAI's Harop ups the stakes on SEAD missions" . : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link )

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Israeli stealth loitering munition The IAI Harop is a loitering munition (LM) developed by the MBT Missiles Division of Israel Aerospace Industries . It is designed to hover or loiter above the battlefield, waiting for targets to be exposed, and attack upon the operator's command. "Israel special - IAI's Harop ups the stakes on SEAD missions" . : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link )

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