Germany extends Heron 1 operation in Afghanistan and Mali Wednesday, 12 December 2018 Army, Defence, Military, News, World Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH, a company of Airbus, until mid of 2020. Read more Bundeswehr's Heron 1 deployed in Mali (Credit: Bundeswehr/Johannes Heyn) Read more Tweet Subscribe to receive free email updates: