Elbit Hermes 450

Hermes 450
A Hermes 450 from 166 Squadron in flight
Role	Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Type of aircraft
National origin	Israel
Manufacturer	Elbit Systems
Introduction	1998
Status	Active
Primary user	Israeli Air Force
Variants	Thales Watchkeeper WK450
Developed into	Elbit Hermes 900

The Elbit Hermes 450 is an Israeli medium-sized multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical long endurance missions. It has an endurance of over 20 hours, with a primary mission of reconnaissance, surveillance and communications relay. Payload options include electro-optical/infrared sensors, communications and electronic intelligence, synthetic-aperture radar/ground-moving target indication, electronic warfare, and hyperspectral sensors.