Elbit Systems Awarded LATAM Contract for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on Sunday that it was awarded a contract to supply a Latin American customer with a mixed fleet of Hermes 900 and Hermes 450 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The contract will be performed over the next two years.

Hermes 900

Hermes 900

The contract includes Universal Ground Control Stations and a variety of payloads and capabilities including: the Electro-Optics Elop Division’s advanced payloads systems, the Elisra Division’s intelligence COMINT systems, SAR/MPR multi mode radar and additional sensors.

The Hermes UAS fleet can be used for a wide variety of missions, from intelligence gathering, to perimeter and security missions.

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world. The company operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, airborne warning systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. One of the company’s customers is the Israeli Defense Forces.