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ProgramsElbit Hermes 450/650 Spark

Aircraft program

Elbit Hermes 450/650 Spark

In production

Rotary engine reconnaissance UAV.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Rotary
Application
Surveillance

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Elbit Hermes 4501998 / 2006Medium-sized multi-payload UAV for long missions. 17 hours endurance.
Elbit / Thales Watchkeeper2007 / 2008Further developed ISTAR variant. Includes U-TacS Watchkeeper-X (WK–X) for British Army.
Elbit Hermes 650 Spark2024 / 202324h endurance. LOS of 300km. Successor to the Hermes 450.

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Elbit Systems UASNews
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