IAF UAVs Require Advance Data Systems

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The Israeli air force (IAF) is now better equipped to use the intelligence products of its UAV’s.

That is a step that was expected and needed. With the growing number of UAV’s operated by the Israeli airforce (IAF), a system that can extract and analyze data related to their performance is no less than a must.

The need became even more urgent with the joint operation of different types of UAV. To be more specific – The joint operation of the Israel aerospace industries (IAI) Heron 1 and the Elbit systems Hermes -450. This brought the IAF to develop a new data monitoring system that helps to use the two systems in the optimal way.

The  new tracking system is being introduced in order to reach to full service status.

The advanced system is capable of extracting a broad range of data such as flight speed and altitude, weather conditions, flight path, methods of operation and mission cancellation.

The main new feature of the system is its ability to analyze data gathered from a series of flights, rather than individual flights. The massive amount of data will allow the IAF a high standard tracking of the UAS activity and maintenance condition.

The data collected in a series of flights will give the IAF crucial data about malfunctions and safety violations. In the “Protective Edge” military operation in Gaza, the two types of UAS performed a huge number of missions some at the same time over the same area.

This according to sources , created an urgent need to monitor the two types and presenting the data in such a way that will allow the extracting of operational conclusions.

The experience that will be gained from using the new monitoring system will help the IAF to decide whether to use it on other UAS like the IAI Heron TP and the Elbit Systems Hermes-900 .