- Uncrewed
Elbit Systems wins contract for its Hermes 900 unmanned aerial systems
HAIFA, Israel, 7 June 2011. Elbit Systems Ltd. will supply a Latin American country with Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), including complementary ground control stations and Elbit Systems Electro-optics–Elop Ltd.'s DCoMPASS payload systems and radar systems. Hermes 900--expanding on the operational experience of the Hermes 450, which is part of the Israel Defense Forces' UAS fleet--delivers enhanced capabilities, from a flight altitude of more than to 30,000 feet to longer endurance and larger payload capacity.