Israel Aerospace Industries wins bid to supply the German Air Force UAVs after the German High Court rejects a petition filed by an American competitor against IAI for the tender.

The German High Court in Dusseldorf rejected a petition Wednesday filed by US defense contractor General Atomics (GA-ASI) against Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the production of drones for the German Air Force. The value of the tender—which IAI has now secured—is worth an estimated $652 million.

The saga began when German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen had announced at the beginning of the year that IAI's Heron TP drone had overtaken the GA-ASI Reaper for use by German armed forces.

The American company refused to acknowledge the defeat and appealed the decision twice. Wednesday's rejection by the court in Dusseldorf was the final appeal the company mounted against IAI.

Von der Leyen justified the decision by saying that Germany needed an armed UAV capable of protecting soldiers in conflict areas around the world. Additionally, she said the Germans were in need of a capable drone immediately, as a European-produced UAV with similar capabilities would only be available in 2025.

Currently, Germany is successfully operating more than ten Heron-1 drones around the world, including in Afghanistan.

The Heron TP, which will be leased to the Germans in cooperation with Airbus, is one of the largest drones in the world. The aircraft has a 26-meter wingspan and can stay in the air for more than 24 hours. Additionally, it has a carrying capacity of several tons.

To date, the drone has been purchased only by the Israel Air Force (IAI), under which it serves as the "Eitan." Germany will become the first foreign operator.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4970001,00.html

America never see anything. after being rejected by the germans the whole EU will follow. they better sack trump and restore Their lost glory.

flyover30:
America never see anything. after being rejected by the germans the whole EU will follow. they better sack trump and restore Their lost glory.

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cristianisraeli:


really..LOL..trump is going to be there and for another 4 years to come because the american people choose him,ok and germnay needs the USA more than the USA needs germany..nigeria no sack buhari way carry nigeria enter recession na trump way they bring back jobs to america them go come sack.ok oo

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flyover30:
tell me any campaign promises that has worked for trump

try watching fox news not cnn and other msm

flyover30:
America never see anything. after being rejected by the germans the whole EU will follow. they better sack trump and restore Their lost glory.

Israel Remains The World's Biggest exporter of drones for years now while u.s is the world's biggest exporter of weapons.U.S even deploys israeli techs in there drones,israel have being selling drones to russia,u.s,european,africa and asia for d past 7 years so its normal.

Ikio:
Israel Remains The World's Biggest exporter of drones for years now while u.s is the world's biggest exporter of weapons.U.S even deploys israeli techs in there drones,israel have being selling drones to russia,u.s,european,africa and asia for d past 7 years so its normal.

very true..some people need to always read first b4 talking