Singapore's New Drone Is 'Fully Operational'
The Singaporean Air Force declared its new drone fully operational this week. As IHS Jane’s 360 reported earlier this week, Singapore’s Elbit Hermes 450 tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is ready for operational use by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), eight years after its original delivery in May 2007. The Hermes 450 is a long-endurance UAV, measuring 6.1 m nose-to-tail with a wingspan of 10.5 m. As IHS Jane’s notes, the Hermes 450 “is capable of fully autonomous flight with in-flight redirection capability and features GPS-based navigation, advanced dual computers, dual datalinks and redundant electrical and avionics systems.” The Hermes 450 is of Israeli origin and is primarily used for reconnaissance, communications, and surveillance use.
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