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Elbit Hermes 900

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Unmanned reconnaisance vehicle. Includes StarLiner variant.

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

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Fixed tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Planform
Straight
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Military
Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Elbit Hermes 9002007 / 2009MALE UAS with 1,180 kg MTOW. Currently Elbit's largest UAV.
Elbit Hermes StarLiner2018 / Next-generation variant for operation in civil or adverse weather environments.

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