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Eurosatory 2010: Brazil begins operations with IAI Heron

15th June 2010 - 17:48 GMT | by Darren Lake in Paris

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Details of a contract to supply IAI's Heron UAV to the Brazilian Federal Police have been unveiled in public for the first time at Eurosatory 2010. Speaking at a UAS briefing, Jose Luiz Boanova Fiho, an agent of the Policia Federal Brazil told attendees about how the UAS is being used by Brazil.

The sale of the Heron UAV to Brazil marks a major success for IAI in south America. Fiho explained the process of the selection that had led to the contract with IAI initially for a full Heron system. He stated that endurance, payload capability and maturity had

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Darren has more than two decades of experience in aerospace and defence journalism. After completing …

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