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Thai army is flying Hermes 450

20th June 2018 - 01:40 GMT | by Sompong Nondhasa in Bangkok

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The Hermes 450 is in Royal Thai Army (RTA) service, representing the most modern UAV in Thailand’s inventory. It is being operated by a company of the 21st Aviation Battalion, RTA Aviation Centre in Lopburi Province.

In 2017 the RTA received a Hermes 450 system from Elbit Systems after purchasing it for $28 million. The complete system comprises four UAVs and an associated ground control station.

Thaland is using the Hermes 450 for ISR and target acquisition missions. Apart from military tasks, it will also be used for civilian missions such as aerial photography, mapping, earth resources observation and continuous

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