Image Gallery 2010

12 February 2010
Heron UAV

Royal Australian Air Force is operating Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in close collaboration with Canadian Defence forces.

This high resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability will enhance the capability of Australian forces in Afghanistan.

The Heron UAV is a one tonne aircraft capable of medium altitude, long endurance flights. Under Project NANKEEN, the Defence Materiel Organisation has signed a contract with Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to lease Heron UAV services which will provide high resolution intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability.

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Sergeant Anita Godfrey, a sensor analyst is currently serving as part of Operation Slipper with the Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Rotation 1 team in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 09 December 2009)
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A close look at the 'Heron', the new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) now operating in the skies above Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 09 December 2009)
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A close look at the 'Heron', the new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) now operating in the skies above Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 24 January 2009)
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