IAI’s ASW capabilities for RPAs

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is upgrading its involvement in the maritime arena with anti-submarine capabilities for its marine Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). The new capabilities respond to the need arising from discontinuation of the “Shahaf” manned Sea Scan maritime jet by the Israeli Navy and the growing use of IAI Heron RPAS for maritime patrol missions, which created a need in anti-submarine capabilities with the RPA. The maritime RPA, which carries a range of dedicated payloads, now has two new payloads for submarine detection: the Sonobuoy (acoustic detector) and the MAD (Magnetic Detector).