The German Heron TP (GHTP), remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS), is a unique German and Israeli Project, contracted to Airbus and IAI for modification, production and operation by the German Airforce.
The Type Certificate is the result of years of intensive type certification effort by the prime contractor Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH (ADAS), a 100% Airbus subsidiary and its partner the GHTP OEM Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI) together with the German Military Aviation Authority (GMAA).
The type certificate attests to GHTP’s compliance with the latest version of military airworthiness standard (STANAG 4671). The effort included adaptations of multiple systems to be compliant with the required standards, compilation and review of hundreds of documents and multiple reviews and tests, in close cooperation between GMAA, ADAS and IAI. All this was performed, and brought to very successful conclusion, despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
