Israel’s IAI Harop: The “Equal Opponent” of Iran’s Shahed 136 Suicide Drone

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Iran may be proud of the Shahed 136, but Its enemy, Israel, also has most lethal kamikaze drones, ” IAI Harop”. The Harop is an Israeli suicide drones or kamikaze drones. It was designed between 2001 and 2003 by the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and it was first revealed to the public during an air show in India in 2009.The Harop is a larger version of the IAI Harpy, one of the first loitering munition in the world that was developed at the end of the Cold War. Its ability to loiter for 6 hours in a row up to a distance of 1,000 km, allows it to penetrate deeply into enemy territory and search for high value targets.

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