Elbit Hermes 900

Hermes 900
Elbit Hermes 900 takeoff
Role	Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Type of aircraft
National origin	Israel
Manufacturer	Elbit Systems
First flight	December 9, 2009[1]
Introduction	2012[2]
Status	In service
Primary user	Israeli Air Force Philippine Air Force
Developed from	Elbit Hermes 450
Variants	Adani Drishti-10 Starliner

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.^[4]

It has an endurance of over 30 hours and can fly at a maximum altitude of 30,000 feet (9,100 m), with a primary mission of reconnaissance, surveillance and communications relay. The Hermes 900 has a wingspan of 15 m (49 ft) and weighs 970 kg (2,140 lb), with a payload capability of 300 kg (660 lb).^[5] Payload options include electro-optical/infrared sensors, synthetic-aperture radar/ground-moving target indication, communications and electronic intelligence, electronic warfare, and hyperspectral sensors.^[6]