Aircraft
Singapore Reveals Modifications to IAI Heron Systems
The MALE UAV has achieved full operating capability after local enhancements to communications and training systems.
Singapore’s Heron 1 during the FOC ceremony on March 15 at Murai Camp (Photo: Chen Chuanren)
Singapore’s Heron 1 during the FOC ceremony on March 15 at Murai Camp (Photo: Chen Chuanren)

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) held a ceremony to mark the attainment of full operating capability (FOC) by the IAI Heron 1 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. The RSAF ordered five of the Israeli company's Herons in 2010 and took delivery beginning in 2012. Singapore has modified the UAV’s communications and training systems to suit its own purposes.