Avionics
Israel Aerospace Industries, Honeywell develop UAS ‘Sense and Avoid’ System
Israel Aerospace Industries and avionics manufacturer Honeywell will jointly develop a “sense-and-avoid”.
Carey Smith (left), president of Honeywell Aerospace’s defense and space division, and IAI president and CEO Joseph Weiss.
Carey Smith (left), president of Honeywell Aerospace’s defense and space division, and IAI president and CEO Joseph Weiss.

Israel Aerospace Industries and avionics manufacturer Honeywell will jointly develop a “sense-and-avoid” capability for IAI’s Heron series of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The project, funded by the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (Bird) Foundation, aims to demonstrate a system in 2018.