Israel-based UVision Air Ltd. has unveiled an AI-powered Common Operating System (COS) designed to unify and coordinate loitering munitions across various classes, mission types and deployment levels.
The COS, developed with full interoperability in mind, integrates rotary-wing platforms such as SpearUAV’s Viper system—used at tactical levels including squads, platoons, and battalions—alongside UVision’s fixed-wing HERO family, including the long-range HERO-120 and HERO-400. The result is a heterogeneous ecosystem of loitering munitions operating under a single AI-driven control layer.
According to UVision, the system’s multi-layered AI engine autonomously manages mission execution and allocating tasks based on real-time threat analysis and terrain conditions. For example, one munition may be tasked with penetrating and disrupting electronic warfare defenses, while another performs ISR and target acquisition, and a third executes a precision strike.
The COS performs continuous optimization based on target profile, terrain, and platform availability, maximizing effect while minimizing resource expenditure. This mission-centric distribution allows commanders to make data-driven decisions while facing evolving threats, delivering terrain dominance and operational superiority-maximizing effect while minimizing resource expenditure.
With an open-architecture design, UVision’s COS integrates into existing command-and-control ecosystems, reducing barriers to adoption and enhancing cross-platform synergy.
“This new Common Operating System transforms loitering munitions into a smart, coordinated system-of-systems. It reflects UVision’s strategic shift toward integrated, modular combat solutions that are both operationally decisive and cost- effective,” said Dr. Ran Gozali, CEO of UVision Air Ltd. “Forces no longer need to expend high-end weapons for every target. Instead, they can deploy the right capability for each mission and dominate the battlespace with agility and intelligence.”
Based in Tzur Yigal, UVision develops and manufactures the Hero series of loitering munitions. The company has various models, the largest of which is the Hero 1250, which carries a 50 kilogram warhead, has a range of more than 200 kilometers and an operation duration of up to 10 hours.
Israel is world's biggest suicide drone supplier
According to a 2024 report by the Center for New American Security (CNAS), Israel has been the world’s biggest supplier of loitering munitions over the past 28 years.
The research, released by CNAS in its Drone Proliferation Dataset that tracks global transfers of military-grade aerial drones, found that Israel led the number of deals followed by Iran, United States and Poland.
“While unarmed drones remain ubiquitous, an increase in the transfer of armed drones and loitering munitions has driven global proliferation in recent years. Despite the technology being introduced in the late 1980s, loitering munitions only gained significant international interest after Azerbaijan’s successful use of these weapons in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War,” the report read, adding that “while larger, more expensive, reusable military-grade drones dominated the early drone market, the sale of loitering munitions (kamikaze drones) has accelerated and will likely continue to grow.”