UVision Air

UVision Air
Company typePrivate Company
IndustryMilitary and Defense
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Headquarters
Tzur Yigal
,
Israel
Key people
Major General (Ret.) Avi Mizrahi (CEO); Yair Ramati, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Agay Yehezkel;Yair Dubester
Productsadvance missiles, Loitering munition systems and UAVs
Number of employees
185 (2023)
SubsidiariesRDC (RAFAEL Development Corporation)
Websiteuvisionuav.com
UVision at the AUSA, Washington, USA

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

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

Loitering weapon UVision Hero-30 with launcher
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. 60 minutes loitering time.[20][21][22][23]
  • HERO-250 - long-range loitering munition system.[24]
  • HERO-400 - long-range loitering munition system for strategic targets and for missions where heavy ammunition is involved.[25][26]
  • HERO-900 - long-range & highly lethal loitering system for strategic missions.[27]
  • HERO-1250 - long-range & highly lethal loitering munition system for long-range strategic missions.[28][29]
  • HERO-R - man-portable rotary-wing loitering munition intended for use in close-combat situations.[30]

See also

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. ^ a b 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. ^ "UVision Air signs Hero-120 deal with European customer". defence-industry.eu. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  24. ^ Technical information about the HERO-250 system, on UVision official website
  25. ^ UVision will Unveil the Hero-400EC’s Multi-Canister Launcher at Paris Air Show, on forceindia website
  26. ^ "Hero-400EC Extended-Range Loitering System - Airforce Technology". www.airforce-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  27. ^ Technical information about the HERO-900 system, on UVision official website
  28. ^ Technical information about the HERO-1250 system, on UVision official website
  29. ^ "UVision a "Hero" in NATO-Member Navy Trial". Inside Unmanned Systems. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  30. ^ "Rheinmetall and UVision develop Hero-R rotary-wing loitering munition". Janes Information Services. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022.
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