IAI Introduces New Naval Application for its Green Dragon Loitering Munition
The Green Dragon is designed to provide significant situational awareness and firepower in a compact envelope to Combat Ships, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Patrol Boats
IsraelDefense
| 21/06/2017
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduces the new naval application of the Green Dragon, a member of its family of Loitering Munitions. In order to address the unique requirements of the naval arena, the company introduced a new marine-approved canister to the Green Dragon, as well as a stabilized communication antenna for the naval arena. In addition to the Green Dragon, IAI's family of loitering munitions includes the Harpy, Harpy NG, Harop, and Rotem. Recently, the tactical land version of the Green Dragon was successfully demonstrated in a series of trials in a full operational scenario end to end. IAI's loitering munitions will be at focus at 2017 Paris Air Show.
The Green Dragon is designed to provide significant situational awareness and firepower in a compact envelope to Combat Ships, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Patrol Boats. It is a silent, all-electric, electro-optically guided munition with 90 minutes of loitering time, during which its operator can collect visual intelligence of surrounding areas – especially in congested waters and shore targets, in a range of up to 40 km.
The Green Dragon can provide ISR service to the launching platforms. It then surveys, locates, acquires and finally destroys operator-selected target. Green Dragon has up to 3 kg warhead and extremely high accuracy. The Green Dragon is launched by a small rocket assist motor from a sealed, marine-approved canister. As many as 12 units can be carried and launched even from a small vessel.
Boaz Levi, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Systems, Missiles & Space Group said, "IAI's advanced loitering munitions offer an operational solution to the complex naval arena with a special emphasis to the a-symmetrical warfare that navies experience today. The new adjustments made to the Green Dragon provide an excellent tactical solution for Combat Ships, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Patrol Boats. The unique organic independent capabilities provide an operational flexibility to the naval commending level, both at the intelligence level and at the operational level."
The Green Dragon is designed to provide significant situational awareness and firepower in a compact envelope to Combat Ships, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Patrol Boats
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduces the new naval application of the Green Dragon, a member of its family of Loitering Munitions. In order to address the unique requirements of the naval arena, the company introduced a new marine-approved canister to the Green Dragon, as well as a stabilized communication antenna for the naval arena. In addition to the Green Dragon, IAI's family of loitering munitions includes the Harpy, Harpy NG, Harop, and Rotem. Recently, the tactical land version of the Green Dragon was successfully demonstrated in a series of trials in a full operational scenario end to end. IAI's loitering munitions will be at focus at 2017 Paris Air Show.
The Green Dragon is designed to provide significant situational awareness and firepower in a compact envelope to Combat Ships, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Patrol Boats. It is a silent, all-electric, electro-optically guided munition with 90 minutes of loitering time, during which its operator can collect visual intelligence of surrounding areas – especially in congested waters and shore targets, in a range of up to 40 km.
The Green Dragon can provide ISR service to the launching platforms. It then surveys, locates, acquires and finally destroys operator-selected target. Green Dragon has up to 3 kg warhead and extremely high accuracy. The Green Dragon is launched by a small rocket assist motor from a sealed, marine-approved canister. As many as 12 units can be carried and launched even from a small vessel.
Boaz Levi, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Systems, Missiles & Space Group said, "IAI's advanced loitering munitions offer an operational solution to the complex naval arena with a special emphasis to the a-symmetrical warfare that navies experience today. The new adjustments made to the Green Dragon provide an excellent tactical solution for Combat Ships, Offshore Patrol Vessels and Patrol Boats. The unique organic independent capabilities provide an operational flexibility to the naval commending level, both at the intelligence level and at the operational level."
