Thailand Orders Israeli Hermes 900 UAS for $120M

Israel’s Elbit Systems has won $120 million to supply Hermes 900 Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and training capabilities to Thailand.

The contract will be performed over a three-year period.

Under the contract, Elbit Systems will provide the Royal Thai Navy with Hermes 900 Maritime UAS featuring maritime radar, Electro Optic payload, Satellite Communication, droppable inflated life rafts and other capabilities. The Hermes 900 Maritime UAS is intended to enable the Royal Thai Navy to perform both blue water and littoral missions, dominate vast swathes of sea and long coastlines, communicate with operational vessels and carry out civilian mission such as maritime Search and Rescue and identification of suspicious activities and potential hazards.