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HAIFA, Israel, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol UAS equipped with the new rescue capability was

recently delivered to a customer in South-East Asia

Elbit Systems [http://www.elbitsystems.com/]introduces a unique life saving

capability to its Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)

[https://youtu.be/GsnldmNFOc4]. Integrating detection and identification

capabilities, onboard inflated life-rafts, and precision dispatch capability,

enables the UAS to perform long-range maritime Search and Rescue (SaR)

missions. Such a configured Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol UAS was recently

delivered to an undisclosed customer in South-East Asia.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/GsnldmNFOc4

Adverse weather conditions and short endurance significantly degrade the SaR

capabilities of manned aircraft, often preventing them from executing their

missions. Capable of more than 24 hours of continuous flight, the Hermes 900

Maritime Patrol can operate in adverse weather conditions in both day and

night. Equipped with the new SaR capability the UAS can increase the number of

SaR missions that can be safely executed and improve the safety and

effectiveness of maritime SaR response.

The Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol can carry up to four, six-person life-rafts that

are integrated on its wings. Using an onboard maritime radar the UAS detects

survivor situations. Upon detection the UAS' Electro-Optic/Infra-Red (EO/IR)

payload is deployed to provide visual identification, and a rapid calculation

of the drop-point is performed, enabling the UAS to dispatch life rafts from a

low-altitude of 600ft to a pin-pointed location at a safe distance from the

survivors. A gradual inflation process of the life-rafts is initiated after

dispatch and is completed upon landing.

The Hermes 900 Medium Altitude Long Endurance UAS is operational with Israeli

Air Force since 2015 and was selected by numerous customers including

Switzerland, the UK, Brazil, Mexico, and Chile, the EU and the UN, and

countries in South-East Asia.

For additional information, visit: https://elbitsystems.com/ and follow Elbit

Systems on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ElbitSystemsLtd], Facebook

[https://www.facebook.com/elbitsystemsltd/], Youtube

[https://www.youtube.com/c/elbitsystems and LinkedIn

[https://www.linkedin.com/company/elbitsystems/.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsnldmNFOc4

Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1165302/HERMES_900_Maritime.jpg

Contact:

Dana Tal-Noyman

Manager, International Corporate Communications

Tel: 972-77-2948809

Cell: 972-54-9998809

dana.tal@elbitsystems.com

Source: Elbit Systems