Frontex selects Airbus and IAI for maritime aerial surveillance RPAS
Evidence notes
- Frontex selected Airbus and IAI to provide maritime aerial surveillance with remotely piloted aircraft systems.
- The service uses long-endurance unmanned aircraft for border and coast-guard surveillance missions.
- IAI's role is tied to the Heron platform and RPAS service capability through its partnership with Airbus.
Company context
Israel Aerospace Industries is a major aerospace and defence company producing aircraft, unmanned systems, missiles, sensors, space systems and defence electronics. Its unmanned and autonomous systems work spans aerial platforms, mission payloads and defence integration.