Tel Aviv: The Hero-120 loitering weapon systems made by Israeli company UVision has successfully proven to meet the demanding combat requirements of the Arctic winter. The Hero-120 completed a series of flight-missions in the Arctic region as part of a field-evaluation under extreme winter environmental conditions.
Attended by representatives from several leading defence forces with arctic warfare capabilities, this evaluation was the concluding phase of a lengthy process, which included earlier test flights in the region, as well as extensive laboratory environmental tests, simulating the extreme temperatures, winds, and humidity conditions of the arctic winter.
The Hero-120 loitering munition can carry a multi-purpose warhead with both anti-tank and anti-personnel capabilities. During the evaluation, the advanced loitering munition system was successfully tested in both day and night missions for operating in challenging conditions, including extreme low temperatures, heavy snow, strong winds, humidity, ice-forming flight conditions, low clouds, and limited visibility. The evaluation found the Hero-120 effective in combat situations in the Arctic environment, and compliant with unique storage and transportation requirements.
The harsh-weather operation effectiveness addresses not only the specific needs of military forces operating in the Arctic, but also the broader north and east of Europe.
“Completing the process of adapting our systems to the harsh climate of the Arctic winter is a significant milestone towards the widespread adoption of the Hero loitering munitions by European and NATO defence forces, says Major General (ret.) Avi Mizrachi, CEO of UVision.
“The conflict in Ukraine has led the world’s leading armies to understand that they need to be prepared for any scenario and has raised their level of interest in combat-proven, reliable, and robust loitering munitions such as the Hero family,” he added.
The Hero-120 loitering munition system is a mid-range, anti-tank system designed to meet the demands of the modern battlefield. It employs high-precision strikes against anti-armour, anti-material, and anti-personnel targets, including tanks, vehicles, and soft targets in urban areas. With minimal collateral damage and a range of multi-purpose warheads, the Hero-120 provides operational users with an effective engagement solution.
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
