Philippine Air Force expects delivery of final six Hermes 900 UAVs this yearby Gabriel Dominguez
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/philippine-air-force-expects-delivery-of-final-six-hermes-900-uavs-this-yearThe Philippine Air Force (PAF) revealed in its latest ‘Lead One Today’ quarterly e-newsletter that it is expecting delivery this year of the final six of nine Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it ordered from Israel’s Elbit Systems to enhance its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR] capabilities.
“For ISR capabilities, the PAF is expecting the final delivery of two unmanned aerial system[s ] [ UASs ] composed of [a total of] six Hermes 900[s ], ground control station[s ], ground data terminal[s ], and other support equipment,” said the PAF in the newsletter, indicating that delivery of the first UAS comprising three Hermes 900s has been completed.
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Manila has also ordered an undisclosed number of Skylark LEX and Skylark 3 UAVs – also manufactured by Elbit Systems – along with ground control systems, support equipment, training, and integrated logistics support.