UVision Air

UVision Air Ltd. is an Israeli defense technology company established in 2011.[1][2] It engaged in the development, manufacturing and sales of loitering munition systems for land, air, and naval military forces. The company’s solutions, called HERO, are designed for targeted attacks against a variety of threats at various ranges.[3][4][5]

UVision Air
TypePrivate Company
IndustryMilitary and Defense
Founded2011 (2011)
Headquarters
Tzur Yigal
,
Israel
Key people
Major General (Ret.) Avi Mizrahi (CEO); Yair Ramati, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Yossi Weiss; Agay Yehezkel;Yair Dubester
ProductsLoitering munition systems and UAVs
Number of employees
100 (2019)
SubsidiariesRDC (RAFAEL Development Corporation)
Websiteuvisionuav.com

The company established the UVision USA Corporation in the United States,[6] [7] and AVision Systems Private Ltd. in India.[8]

Loitering Munition Systems

UVision develops the HERO family of loitering systems.[9][5] The HERO is a sensor-to-shooter system used for surveillance, target acquisition and attack of a variety of targets [10] in the battlefield.[11] The family of loitering systems supports several launch methods: from the ground by a single soldier, from a vehicle, and from a variety of aerial and naval platforms. The HERO flies to the target area, loiters above the point of interest, tracks, and attacks the target.[12] It is operated remotely and controlled in real time by a communications system. The HERO is equipped with an electro-optical camera whose images are received by the command and control station.[13]

HERO Product Line
UVision Hero-30
  • HERO-20 - manpack, portable short-range tactical loitering system.[14][15]
  • HERO-30 - manpack, portable short-range loitering munitions.[16][17][18]
  • HERO-70 - short-range loitering system used primarily for lightweight vehicle targets.[19]
  • HERO-120 - mid-range loitering system for personnel targets, lightweight vehicles, and antitank missions.[20][21][22]
  • HERO-250 - long-range loitering munition system.[23]
  • HERO-400 - long-range loitering munition system for strategic targets and for missions where heavy ammunition is involved.[24][25]
  • HERO-900 - long-range & highly lethal loitering system for strategic missions[26]
  • HERO-1250 - long-range & highly lethal loitering munition system for long-range strategic missions.[27][28]

References
  1. Globs 15.06.2015, Globes
  2. uvision designs, on israeldefense website
  3. Missile or UAV? UVision Introduces the WASP, on defense-update website
  4. "Unmanned Aerial Loitering Systems for Various Missions". UVision. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  5. Soylu, Ragip (2021-03-25). "US Army, Marines, Special Forces Eye Israeli 'Hero' Attack Drones". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  6. חברת UVISION הקימה חברה-בת בארצות הברית, on israeldefense website
  7. Frantzman, Seth (2019-02-21). "Israeli firm UVision opens US subsidiary, with eye toward kamikaze drones market". Defense News. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  8. "About us – AVision". www.avisionsystems.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  9. "Loitering ammunition in Special Operations Forces - Defence24.com". defence24.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  10. Hero on fire, on Janes website
  11. "IDF using UVision mini loitering munition". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  12. "Arabian Aerospace - IDEX: Israeli-made loitering munitions, simulators draw interest". www.arabianaerospace.aero. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  13. Loitering munittons technology, on UVision official website
  14. Technical information about the HERO-20 system, on UVision official website
  15. Eshel, Tamir (2019-06-20). "UVision Introduces New Multi-Mission Loitering Weapons". Defense Update. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  16. Technical information about the HERO-30 system, on UVision official website
  17. Vavasseur, Xavier (2020-06-23). "UVision Demonstrates Hero-30 Loitering Munitions System in Naval Domain during NATO Test". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  18. "Eurosatory 2018: UVision demonstrates Hero 30 loitering system to strategic client | Eurosatory 2018 Official News Online | Defence security military exhibition 2018 daily news category". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  19. Technical information about the HERO-70 system, on UVision official website
  20. Technical information about the HERO-120 system, on UVision official website
  21. Man-packable kamikaze drones offer front-line tracking and strike packages, on armytimes website
  22. "Hero-120 loitering munition selected for USMC OPF-M system requirement". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  23. Technical information about the HERO-250 system, on UVision official website
  24. UVision will Unveil the Hero-400EC’s Multi-Canister Launcher at Paris Air Show, on forceindia website
  25. "Hero-400EC Extended-Range Loitering System - Airforce Technology". www.airforce-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  26. Technical information about the HERO-900 system, on UVision official website
  27. Technical information about the HERO-1250 system, on UVision official website
  28. Systems, Inside Unmanned (2020-06-25). "UVision a "Hero" in NATO-Member Navy Trial". Inside Unmanned Systems. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
UVision at the AUSA, Washington, USA
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