在1995年6月巴黎航空展览会上,以色列飞机工业公司展出了它的最新的“苍鹭”号长航时多用途无人机.该机研制时间只有10个月,于1994年10月首次飞行.至1995年7月为止,已经飞行15次,超过100小时.据该公司说有一次飞行时,携带440英磅载荷,在空中逗留51小时21分,创造了同类型无人机的世界记录.该机装有以全球定位系统为基础的自动导航系统,燃油箱装在用复合材料制造的机翼中,其载荷舱能装载250公斤(550英磅).该机长27.9英尺,翼展54.5英尺,以其涡轮增压的四冲程活塞式发动机为动力,可在35000英尺高度上巡航. At the Paris Air Show in June 1995, Israel Aircraft Industries exhibited its latest “Heron” long-haul multipurpose UAV, which took only 10 months to develop in October 1994 The first flight had flown 15 times for more than 100 hours as of July 1995. According to the company, a flight carrying 440 pounds of payload and 51 hours and 21 minutes of airborne flight created the same type of UAS World record. The aircraft is equipped with a GPS-based autopilot system with a fuel tank mounted in a composite-made wing that can carry 250 kg (550 lb) of payload and a crew of 27.9 ft, The wingspan of 54.5 feet, powered by its turbocharged four-stroke piston engine, cruises at 35,000 feet.