It is launched from a special pneumatic catapult and with the help of a jet booster, although airplane-like takeoff is also possible.
Aircraft lands with a parachute.
Two radars are used to transmit the signals. Fuselage and wing are made of composite materials. The aircraft is equipped with a computer which can store information about 99 waypoints and allows Heron-26 to fly automatically, although manual control is used most of the time.