IAI Searcher
| Searcher | |
|---|---|
| IAI Searcher in Tel Nof Airbase, Israel | |
| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance UAV |
| National origin | Israel |
| Manufacturer | IAI |
| Primary users | Sri lanka |
| History | |
| Introduction date | Searcher 1 - 1992 Searcher 2 - 1998 |
The IAI Searcher (also known by the Hebrew name מרומית Meyromit - "Marsh tern", or officially in Israel as the חוגלה Hugla - "Alectoris") is a reconnaissance UAV developed in Israel in the 1980s. In the following decade, it replaced the IMI Mastiff and IAI Scout UAVs then in service with the Israeli Army.