Elbit Systems Ltd. Announces $120 Million Contract to Supply HermesTM value Provided 900 Maritime Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and training capabilities to the Royal Thai Navy. The contract will be performed within three years.
Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply the Royal Thai Navy with the Hermes 900 maritime UAV system, which features maritime radar, electro-optical payloads, satellite communications, deployable inflatable life rafts and other capabilities. The Hermes 900 maritime drone is designed to enable the Royal Thai Navy to perform blue water and coastal missions, control vast oceans and long coastlines, communicate with combat vessels and perform civilian tasks such as maritime search and rescue, as well as identify suspicious personnel activity and potential hazards.
UAS of the Hermes family has so far been selected by more than 20 customers in Israel, UK, Switzerland, Canada, United Nations, EU, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, etc.; proving their competitive advantage, combining technical complexity, reliability, open architecture and a solid growth path.
Yoram Shmuely, General Manager, Elbit Systems Aerospace, Commented: “This is yet another vote of confidence in the UAS Hermès family. We are experiencing growing global demand for our unmanned solutions that can effectively integrate with the operational activities of manned forces across operational domains to address a variety of Evolving threats.”
