Follows A Recent Contract Award To Israeli Ministry of Defense

Elbit Systems (ESL) has delivered a Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to a customer in the Americas. The program includes delivery of ESL's Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicles, Universal Ground Control Stations (UGCS) including installation in a mission control center, advanced electro-optic systems and additional unique systems. The delivery follows a recent contract award by the Israeli Ministry of Defense for the supply of additional Hermes 900 UAS as well as for the development of advanced UAS capabilities and maintenance services

Due to high demand, ESL has increased its UAS production activities and will soon be delivering additional Hermes 900 systems to other international customers,

ESL announced on December 31, 2012 that it was awarded a second contract to supply a wide range of Hermes 900 UAS to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The contract, a follow-on to the initial IDF order for Hermes 900 in 2010, calls for development of additional advanced UAS capabilities as well as UAS maintenance services. On January 27, 2013, ESL announced that it  received an approximately $35 million contract from the Israel Ministry of Defense ("IMOD") for the development of advanced features for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”). One of the mission requirements is the quick re-configuration of the UAS’ payloads.

(Hermes 900 image provided by Elbit Systems)

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