Breakthrough for Elbit Systems in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Field: Successful Maiden Flight for Elbit Systems' Hermes(R) 900
December 14 2009 - 5:24AM
PR Newswire (US)
HAIFA, Israel, December 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - The New
Hermes(R) 900 Builds on the Rich Operational Experience of the
Hermes(R) 450, Offering Additional Capabilities Such as Flight
Altitude of Over 30,000 ft, Long Endurance, Large Payload Capacity
(up to 300kg), Modular Design Allowing Fast Payload Replacement and
Flight Capabilities in Adverse Weather Conditions Serial Production
of the UAV Will Commence Shortly, Following Completion of
Additional Test Flights (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080408/300441 ) Elbit Systems
Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT), announced today that its Hermes(R) 900 UAV
completed a successful Maiden Flight and will commence serial
production following the completion of additional flight tests. The
Hermes(R) 900 is based on the successful track record of the
Hermes(R) 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(R) 900
offers additional key capabilities, such as longer endurance,
flight altitude of more than 30,000 ft, large payload capacity (up
to 300kg), modular design allowing fast payload replacement and
flight capabilities in adverse weather conditions. Hermes(R) 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(R) family. The Hermes(R) 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, noted that the Hermes(R) 900 broadens out the Elbit
Systems UAS portfolio, offering customers a variety of mission
capabilities, from the mini-UAV system designed for the soldier
level, through battalion-level UAVs, and up to higher chains of
command for both Armies and Air Forces. The operational experience
accumulated by the Hermes(R) systems for the Israeli Defense Forces
and other leading armies worldwide, as well as the ongoing
improvements based on its operational track record, have maintained
this UAV family's leadership in performance, reliability, variety
of mission-oriented payloads and more. Kellerman further noted that
the fact that the Hermes(R) 900 builds on existing applications and
similar infrastructure of the Hermes(R) 450, allows Elbit Systems
to transfer the new UAV directly into serial production. Elbit
Systems is enhancing its production abilities in order to meet the
growing demand of this new addition to the Hermes(R) UAV family. To
download the Hermes(R) 900 Maiden Flight Video copy the following
link to your browser:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/457672/HERMES900%20flight.wmv About Elbit
Systems Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics
company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs
throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and
its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and
naval systems, command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned
air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic
space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems,
data links and military communications systems and radios. The
Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military
platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland
security and commercial aviation applications. For additional
information, please visit us at : http://www.elbitsystems.com/.
Contacts: Company Contact: Joseph Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO
Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate Communications Elbit Systems Ltd
Tel: +972-4-8316663 Fax: +972-4-8316944 E-mail: IR Contact: Ehud
Helft / Kenny Green G.K. Investor Relations Tel: +1-646-201-9246
E-mail:
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Elbit Systems Ltd CONTACT: Contacts: Company Contact: Joseph
Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO, Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate
Communications, Elbit Systems Ltd, Tel: +972-4-8316663, Fax:
+972-4-8316944, E-mail: , ; IR Contact: Ehud Helft / Kenny Green,
G.K. Investor Relations, Tel: +1-646-201-9246, E-mail:
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