Elbit Systems launches new Unmanned Aircraft System capable of operating in civilian airspace

Elbit Systems launches new Unmanned Aircraft System capable of operating in civilian airspace:
Elbit Systems launches new Unmanned Aircraft System capable of operating in civilian airspace

12 July, 2018:  Elbit Systems has rolled out the Hermes 900 StarLiner, a powerful and trend setting Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that features adverse weather capabilities and is fully compliant with NATO’s Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4671, qualifying it to be safely integrated into civilian airspace and fly in the same environment with manned aircraft. Concluding an extensive year-long flying schedule, the Hermes 900 StarLiner has been carrying out Civil Aviation Authority certified flights in Masada National Park, Israel. A series of the Hermes 900 StarLiner (known as Hermes 900 HFE in the Swiss program) is at present being assembled for the Swiss Armed Forces and is scheduled to be delivered and integrated into Switzerland NAS during next year.