Israel Aerospace Industries Mini HARPY

Overview:

The mini HARPY loitering munition, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), combines the capabilities of the HAROP and HARPY loitering munition systems, with dual electro-optical/infra-red and anti-radiation seekers.^[1]Israel Aerospace Industries, Mini HARPY, https://www.iai.co.il/p/mini-harpy; Israel Aerospace Industries, ‘Mini HARPY brochure, … Continue reading IAI states that the Mini HARPY ‘provides tactical forces with the ability to suppress the area of interest for long duration and to strike immediately emitting and non-emitting Targets’, and claims that ‘the ability to seek and to attack any target from any direction at any angle, gives the Mini HARPY significant advantage in any environment. In addition, long-range communication, long-endurance of loitering time and a deadly warhead enables it to deal with diverse targets in the modern warfare.’

Autonomy:

Has both man-in-the-loop and fully autonomous operation options. Capable of ‘automatic search and engage of both stationary and moving targets of all types.’

Other:

Has abort and re-attack capabilities. Stored, transported and launched from a sealed canister carried on any ground or maritime platform.