UVision
Israeli loitering-munition maker behind the modular HERO family — man-portable to long-range strike — now winning near-$1B US Army deals and moving up into battle-management software.
Background
UVision Air Ltd. was founded in 2011 in Israel's Emek Hefer industrial park by IDF and defense-industry veterans, and is led by CEO Dr. Ran Gozali (a former senior Rafael executive) under owner Aaron Frenkel.
Its core product is the HERO family of loitering munitions — a modular line spanning the man-portable Hero-20/30 up to the long-range Hero-1250, plus a rotary-wing Hero-R — for air, land and sea use, several variants of which are tracked in the BattlePolicy Lexicon.
UVision has expanded from a munition vendor toward the command layer: it acquired the loitering-munition startup SpearUAV in late 2025 and launched CORTEX, a battle-management system, in June 2026 — while landing one of the largest US contracts ever for an Israeli drone maker.
Linked records
Wired to the rest of BattlePolicy — the systems it builds in the Lexicon and the contracts it wins in the Procurement Tracker. Every link below is a record in our own datasets.
- none linked yet
Financial footing
- $982M multi-year US Army Hero-120 (prime Mistral, 2025)
- $73.55M Hero-120SF (2024)
- Acquired SpearUAV (Nov 2025)
- Backers: Privately held (controlled by Aaron Frenkel via Magnus); contract-funded
UVision is privately held and contract-funded (no disclosed venture rounds), controlled by Aaron Frenkel via the Magnus company. The defining financial event is a multi-year US Army contract worth up to ~$982M for the Hero-120, awarded through prime contractor Mistral Inc.
(reported 2025, first deliveries early 2026) — one of the largest US defense deals ever for an Israeli drone maker — on top of an earlier $73.55M Hero-120SF contract (2024). In November 2025 it acquired Israeli startup SpearUAV (maker of the Viper loitering munition).
Major customers & contracts
Joined live from the Procurement & Contracts Tracker — real award/announcement records.
| Customer | System | Scale / detail | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Government | Hero-120SF | 73552208 | signed |
| United States | Hero loitering munitions | U.S. Army contract for Hero loitering munitions | signed |
Further disclosed customers & programs (public reporting):
The anchor customer is the US Army (Hero-120, the ~$982M award via Mistral). Other disclosed programs: the US Marine Corps' Organic Precision Fires-Mounted (OPF-M) selection of the Hero-120; US Government/SOF (the Hero-120SF); at least one undisclosed European customer; India via the AVision Systems joint venture; the IDF (UVision mini loitering munitions); and Rheinmetall as a co-development partner on the Hero-R.
Leadership & contact surface
Leadership: Dr. Ran Gozali (CEO); Yair Ramati (Chairman)
Official site: https://uvisionuav.com
Competitive position
UVision's principal rival is AeroVironment, whose Switchblade 300/600 dominate US loitering-munition mindshare; UVision counters with the breadth of the modular HERO family (from sub-kilo to strategic) and, now, the CORTEX command layer that routes one operator across Hero, Viper and Peregrine munitions.
The ~$982M Army win is a major franchise foothold against AeroVironment and a field of newer entrants (e.g., Anduril). The weaknesses: a single private owner, reliance on a concentrated set of US programs, and a CORTEX system that is so far a marketing launch with no combat record.
Battlefield relevance
HERO loitering munitions are combat-fielded — used by the IDF and exported operators, with the Hero-120 selected into US Army and Marine Corps programs as a precision-strike effector.
The newer CORTEX battle-management system (launched June 2026) and the ex-SpearUAV Viper have no disclosed combat record yet and rest on company performance claims.
Sources & verification
- UVision Air — Wikipedia
- Israel's UVision looks to cement US Army ties after nearly $1B loitering-munition win — Breaking Defense
- Israeli loitering-munition giant UVision secures $982M US Army contract — The Defense Circuit
- UVision launches CORTEX, an Active Battle Intelligence & Mission Management system — sUAS News
- Israel's UVision connects drone swarms to one AI command system — Defence Blog