Brazil is building a local version of Israel’s Heron.
Brazil’s version of the Israeli medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV will be called the Cacador, according to a UPI story. It will be built by Avionics Services, the Brazilian partner of Heron maker Israel Aerospace Industries.
The name translates to “Hunter” in English.
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“The Cacador will be equipped with an automatic takeoff and landing system and will be capable of carrying a variety of mission payloads for line-of-sight missions or beyond-line-of-sight missions using satellite communications,” UPI said.
