IAI Harpy

Israel's ground-launched anti-radiation loitering munition — a fire-and-forget SEAD weapon that autonomously hunts emitting radars and dives to kill them, and the genealogical root of the combat-proven Harop family.

Overview

The IAI Harpy is an autonomous loitering munition developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD). It cruises over a target area passively listening for radar emissions, then dives on any emitter with a 32 kg warhead. Shipped in containerised ground launchers, it requires no data-link or pilot-in-the-loop and emits no active signal, making it difficult for targeted radars to detect. Exported to India, South Korea and China, its direct descendant — the Harop — reshaped drone warfare in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts and in the India-Pakistan theater. A June 2026 manufacturing partnership with Palladyne AI opens the family to the U.S. market.

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