Indian Mahindra Defence and Israeli Aeronautics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of maritime version of the Orbiter 4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the Indian Navy. The naval variant will be capable of being launched and recovered from small warships and will be able to carry a variety of different payloads such as maritime patrol radars (MPRs), cellular interception sensors, satellite communication systems, synthetic aperture radars (SARs), automatic identification systems (AISs) and advanced electro-optic payloads. The UAV has a maximum take-off weight of 50kg, a maximum flight altitude of 18,000ft and a maximum endurance of up to 24 hours.