Elbit Systems' 18h endurance, 100km (54nm) range autonomous Hermes-90 unmanned air vehicle is based on the design of the Israeli Innocon Mini Falcon. Deployed by a team of two or three people Hermes-90's ground control station can be operated from a light tactical vehicle, can be catapult launched and recovery can be achieved without a prepared surface.
It has flight modes common to all the Hermes and Skylark families of UAVs. The basic Hermes-90 configuration includes a Micro Compass electro-optic payload, which includes a colour CCD day camera, third-generation cooled thermal imaging and a laser marker.
The Micro Compass electro-optic payload can also include a laser range finder or a laser designator.
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