Heron UAVs Back In Air After Temporary Grounding
November 04 2010
Australia's Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have returned to flight status after being grounded for a day, reports the Australian Dept. of Defense.
Flight operations were suspended for 24 hours on Nov. 1 by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), which owns the UAVs leased from Israel, as a precautionary measure pending advice from the manufacturer, Israel Aerospace Industries. The move followed a series of landing gear malfunctions.
An Australian Heron suffered minor...
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