Israel to lease Heron UAVs to Greece
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Israel will lease IAI Heron UAVs to the Hellenic Ministry of Defence (MoD) for maritime border security. It is the first defence agreement between the two countries.
Israel will lend the Heron system in its maritime configuration over a three-year period, with an option to purchase the system when the agreement expires in 2023.
Brig Gen Yair Kulas, head of the Israeli MoD outreach agency SIBAT, said: ‘We see great importance in the choice made by Greece to equip its forces with an Israeli system, particularly during the global corona crisis… We hope to sign additional agreements with Greece as well as other European partners, assisting them in addressing security challenges.’
The Heron UAV can be equipped with maritime patrol radars and SATCOM to aid maritime patrols, marine and land border protection patrols and SAR missions.
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