Eagle B-Hunter UAV

IAI - Eagle B-Hunter UAV

On December 10th, 1998 the Council of Ministers approved the acquisition of three B-Hunter UAV-systems, each consisting of 6 aircraft and two ground control stations. The three systems were build by the Eagle consortium (Sonaca, Thales and IAI/Malat) and are used for aerial surveillance & reconnaissance missions in operations (Tuzla, Federal Republic of Congo) as well as for nation support (environmental support and Industrial disasters). For the environmental support missions the B-Hunters are often deployed to Koksijde airbase. These sophisticated Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) replace the first generation MBLE "Epervier" drones which were struck of charge at the end of September 1999. All aircraft are operational with the 80 UAV squadron at first based at Elsenborn in the Eastern part of Belgium but now transferred to Florenns airbase..

Picture	Serial	*c/n*	Date In	Date Out	History
	271	BH271	Jul 2002	June 2010	271, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV, destroyed in failed parahute landing at De Moeren on 16 June 2010.
	272	BH272	Jul 2002	Active	272, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV
	273	BH273	Jul 2002	Active	273, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV
	274	BH274	Jul 2002	Active	274, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV
	280	BH280	Sep 2002	Active	280, 80 Bie UAV, 80Sqn UAV
	281	BH281	Feb 2004	Active	281, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV
	282	BH282	Sep 2002	Jun 2007	282, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV, written off at Elsenborn on 05 Jun 2007.
	283	BH283	Dec 2002	Active	283, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV
	285	BH285	Dec 2002	Jul 2006	285, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV, written off at Kinshasa (DRC) on 27 Jul 2006
	289	BH289	Dec 2002	Active	289, 80 Bie UAV, 80 Sqn UAV