Oron spy plane

August 29, 2023

Israel’s Defense Ministry and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced recently that they completed two years of outfitting an aircraft with advanced intelligence gathering technology, and that test flights have already begun.
The spy plane, known as the ORON, is a Gulfstream G550 Aerospace equipped with state-of-the-art sensors, cameras, artificial intelligence, and advanced Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems.
It operates at an altitude of up to 40,000-50,000 feet with a flight range of 1,000 km.
ORON’s real-time monitoring capabilities will provide larger amounts of intelligence than unmanned aerial vehicles.
The ORON will be operated by the Israeli Air Force’s “Nachshon” 122nd squadron out of the Nevatim Air Base near Beer Sheva.
The system’s ability to accurately track multiple targets over vast distances and challenging conditions will enable a prompt and precise response to threats.