Elbit awarded Hermes contract
Elbit Systems is to supply its Hermes 900 UAS to an unnamed customer in the Latin American region under a contract announced on 25 September. The contract is valued at $70 million.
The customer will use the Hermes 900 integrated with an intelligence gathering system for homeland security applications.
Elbit Systems will supply the system within the next 12 months.
Elad Aharonson, general manager, Elbit Systems ISTAR Division, said: ‘Since establishing the ISTAR Division, we have witnessed a growing demand for solutions combining a range of ISTAR in-house technologies, and we are pleased to be able to supply our customers with our cutting-edge systems, creating a power multiplier.’
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