Turkey sets deadline for resolution of Heron UAV problem

Turkey's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has given Israel until the end of July to solve technical problems with the 10 Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it has ordered, indicating that it may cancel the project if the difficulties are not resolved by then, Jane's has learned. Turkey has not yet accepted the first two Herons, delivered in November 2008, due to problems encountered by the Israeli manufacturers in installing electro-optical payloads, which are heavier than other similar payloads

[first posted to http://jdw.janes.com - 22 May 2009]