Searcher

The Searcher is a multi mission tactical Unmanned Air System (UAS) used for surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, artillery adjustment and damage assessment and developed by IAI in the 1990s. It was designed to meet present and future requirements for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in support of the Israel Air Force as well as export customers. The air vehicle design provides excellent engine and aerodynamics performance and handling qualities while the ground control station was designed to provide compatibility with other UAV systems produced by Israel. So far the Searcher family includes the Mk I, Mk II and Mk III models. The Searcher air vehicles are equipped with electro-optical and infrared sensors (EO/IR) delivering real-time imagery and video collected over the battlefield or hostile territory. Besides, it can be fitted with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) replacing the EO/IR sensors. Communications and control between the UAV and the ground control center are done via a line-of-sight datalink or an airborne data relay for beyond line of sight operations. In the event of communications via datalink are lost the air vehicle will return automatically to its base. The Searcher's takeoff and landing operations do not require the operator because they are fully automated.

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