Israeli UAV to Fly in Europe

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An unidentified western European NATO member has selected the MicroB UAS for its defense forces.

The MicroB, manufactured by Israeli BlueBird Aero Systems, is a 1-kilogram Micro-UAS weight that has already been delivered to a number of customers around the world.

According to the company the micro UAS has a 10-kilometer communication range and over one hour’s endurance.

Unmanned Systems Event 2014 – Israel

It is designed for full autonomous operation, ease-of-use and high maintainability. Equipped with proprietary gimbaled and stabilized EO or high resolution un-cooled IR payloads, the MicroB can be autonomously launched from its hand-held launcher within seconds – even in a crowded urban environment, or through a window. The MicroB provides high quality video and images, with GIS information and automatic target tracking capabilities.

The MicroB is used by special forces, first responders and security units.