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Research edition · 2026-11-01

Fixed-wing symbol

Elbit Hermes 450

An Israeli single-engine reconnaissance aircraft. Singapore’s 2015 operator fiche and Elbit’s brochure describe different weight and endurance bases; the brochure’s 2016 copyright is not its later upload date.[1]

Archived research edition. Archive statistics and new dossiers are available on the current profile.

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10.5 m6.1 mTop view

Body length[1] · Wingspan[1]

6.1 m · Side view · schematic
Top-view bounding dimensions share one metre scale. Internal contours and side profiles are schematic; height is not inferred. Ranges show their largest outline and retain their labels.

The numbers, with their sources

Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.

Published flight range

Unknown in reviewed sources

Take-off mass

450 kg[1]RSAF Hermes 450 · 2015 · gross weight · 2015
Official report; not an independent test550 kg[2]Hermes 450 · Elbit brochure ©2016 · takeoff weight · 2016
Manufacturer claim

Payload

≤ 180 kg[2]Hermes 450 · Elbit brochure ©2016 · 2016
Published upper limit

Body length

6.1 m[1]RSAF Hermes 450 · 2015 · 2015
Official report; not an independent test

Wingspan

10.5 m[1]RSAF Hermes 450 · 2015 · 2015
Official report; not an independent test

Endurance

> 14 h[1]RSAF Hermes 450 · 2015 · 2015
Published lower limit17 h[2]Hermes 450 · Elbit brochure ©2016 · 2016
Manufacturer claim

Family & configurations

Elbit Hermes 450

No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.

What does it cost?

Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.

Unknown in reviewed sources

Source notebook

  1. Singapore MINDEF · Fact Sheet: Hermes 450 UAV

    2015-03-30 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test

  2. Elbit Systems · Hermes 450 brochure · copyright 2016 (not the upload year)

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim

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