The Israeli air force has put its largest unmanned aircraft system, the Heron TP, back in service following an extended grounding of the fleet in the wake of a Jan. 29 accidental crash, reports
Flightglobal.
An investigation conducted by the nation's air force and Israel Aerospace Industries, which manufactures the Heron TP, concluded that the crash was the result of a structural failure in the unmanned aircraft's wing, most likely as a result of a manufacturing process.
The Heron TP is a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS designed to accommodate large-volume payloads.