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The Hermes 450 is a medium-sized multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed by Israeli defence company Elbit for tactical long endurance missions. It has an endurance of over 20 hours, with a primary mission of reconnaissance , surveillance and communications relay.
Designation Year Year Hebrew designation Airspeed Oxford/Consul: 1949: 1961: Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master: 2014-Lavi (young lion) לביא Avro Anson: 1949: 1961: Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet
In March 2009 Israel and Russia signed a contract to supply IAI Bird-Eye 400 reconnaissance drones, in an attempt to improve its unmanned aircraft fleet, after a poor performance in the Russo-Georgian War. Where the Defense Forces of Georgia used the Elbit Hermes 450, which is also made in Israel. The deal was the first-ever purchase publicly ...
Data from Heron/Shoval/Eitan General characteristics Capacity: 250 kg (551 lb) Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) Wingspan: 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in) Airfoil: IAI SA-21 Max takeoff weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 916 4-cylinder air and water cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 160 kW (210 hp) Propellers: 3-bladed pusher propeller Performance Maximum speed: 207 km/h (129 mph, 112 ...
Elbit Systems is the largest Israeli military manufacturer and produces 85% of the Israel Defense Force's land-based equipment as well as 85% of the drones used by the Israeli Air Force. [37] Elbit advertises that its equipment has been battle-tested by the IDF in operations in Gaza and the West Bank. [38]
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Monday it had shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone over Lebanese territory with a surface-to-air missile, the second time it has announced a downing ...
Zik UAV of the Squadron Cobra Helicopter of the squadron. The 161 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Black Snake Squadron, operates Elbit Hermes 450 UAVs. It is based at Palmachim airbase. [1] It was previously an MD 500 Defender and then an AH-1E/F Cobra helicopter squadron under the name Southern Cobra Squadron.
The Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Kochav ("Star") [3] is an Israeli medium-size, multi-payload, medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical missions. It is a successor to the Hermes 450 series of drones, one of the most widely used military drones in the world.