Tue, Dec 15, 2009
Production Expected Soon Following Further Flight Tests
Elbit Systems said Sunday that its
Hermes 900 UAV completed a successful Maiden Flight and will
commence serial production following the completion of additional
flight tests.
The Hermes 900 is based on the successful track record of the
Hermes 450, that has accumulated over 170,000 flight hours and is
one of less than handful of UAVs in the world to cross the 100,000
operational flight hour's barrier. The new Hermes 900 offers
additional key capabilities, such as longer endurance, flight
altitude of more than 30,000 ft, payload capacity of up to 660 lbs,
modular design allowing fast payload replacement and flight
capabilities in adverse weather conditions.
Hermes 900 offers an advanced satellite communication channel
and is operated from Elbit Systems' universal command & control
ground station (UGCS), enabling advanced mission management,
automatic taxiing, autonomous flight and automatic takeoff and
landing systems common to all the UAVs and in the Hermes
family.
Hermes 900 Artists
Concept
The Hermes 900 also includes innovative avionics and electronic
systems and a silent engine, as well as systems required for flight
in a combined civil and unmanned aviation area. The new UAV offers
additional cutting edge technologies and applications such as
electro-optic systems, laser designators and electronic
intelligence sensors (ELINT, COMINT).
Haim Kellerman, Co-General Manager of Elbit Systems UAS
Division, said because the Hermes 900 builds on existing
applications and similar infrastructure of the Hermes 450, Elbit
Systems will be able to transfer the new UAV directly into serial
production.
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