IAI Harop

The IAI Harop is a loitering munition (LM) developed by the MBT Missiles Division of Israel Aerospace Industries.

Harop is launched from a canister, reaches a "holding area" where it may loiter for hours conducting critical Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) for the mission.

Harop was developed with an electro-optical sensor following the rich legacy of the IAI Harpy loitering munition which completely altered military strategies across the world beginning in the 1980s.

[8][9] IAI Harop loitering munition was used with success to take out military threats in extremely difficult operating conditions, including freezing temperatures, shallow and steep dives, and GPS jammed zones.

In 2020, Hikmet Hajiyev, an advisor to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, praised the effectiveness of the Harop in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Launch containers for nine Harops on MAZ-6317 truck in Azerbaijani service
Side view