India, Israel close to seal $ 230 Mln defence Deal
Pakistan Times Foreign Desk

NEW DELHI (India): India and Israel are close to ink a 230 million dollar deal under which, Tel Aviv would sell 50 Eagle/Heron unmanned aerial vehicles to New Delhi.

"The details of the deal have been almost finalised by the two sides," said a news report received here quoting Israeli senior defence sources.

The Eagle/Heron

Eagle/Heron is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as drone, that can operate at a distance of more than 1,000 kilometres and at altitudes above 25,000 feet for over 24 hours, providing real-time intelligence, added the report.

The system also features automatic take-off and landing, integrated mission planning and sensor technology, and can simultaneously carry a wide range of payloads, maintained the report.●