This is a large endurance UAV that can easily be mistaken for any number of private twin-engine passenger aircraft. It is ifact a well-appointed UAV for long-range surveillance and tactical reconnaissance. These aircraft were not used by the Israelis, but were bought by several Israeli allies and business interests, most notably the South Africans, Argentines, and Singapore, as well as some civilian scientific agencies for land survey and mapmaking. 

In an press release on 2 June 1998, Elbit Systems Ltd announced the first flight of the Hermes 1500.
在1998年6月2日一篇新闻稿中，埃尔比特（Elbit）系统公司宣布“赫尔墨斯”（Hermes）1500的第一次飞行。

 

Although Hermes 450 has a 20-hour endurance and a ceiling of 18,000 ft, there is, according to Israeli Defence Force sources, still a necessity in future operations for UAVs which surpass both these specifications. Baring this in mind, both companies are also continuing to development medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAVs. In an attempt to meet this future requirement, Elbit/Silver Arrow is working on its twin-engined Hermes 1500 and IAI/MALAT, the Heron 1.
尽管“赫尔墨斯”（Hermes）450有20小时的续航力和18,000英尺的升限，那有，依照以色列防卫部门的消息来源，仍然在未来无人机操作有一个必要性超越这些规格的无人机（UAV）。在思路上披露这，以色列两家公司也正在继续发展中空长航时(MALE)无人机。为了要试图符合这个将来的需求，埃尔比特（Elbit）/银箭是在它的双发动机“赫尔墨斯”（Hermes）1500上和以色列飞机工业公司（IAI）/马拉特（Malat）工作在“苍鹭”（Heron）1上。

 

Ground Control Station
地面控制站

 

Main Features
主要功能
 

Mission planning, management & control 

Built-in data exploitation and dissemination 

Full mission debriefing & simulation 

Identical and redundant consoles 

Single operator, advanced HMI 

Ruggelized COTS H/W 

Commercial S/W tools 

Common GCS / DGCS (Down-sized GCS) to Hermes A/V family 

Interoperability - STANAG optional 

S-280 or downsize mobile station

 

Main Features
主要特点

 

Uses: ISTAR, SIGINT, Comm relay and other 

Powerplant: Twin 100 hp Rotax engines 

Dimensions: Wingspan 18m, fuselage length 9.4m 

Weight: 1650kg 

Performance: Endurance over 26hrs, Altitude over 33kft, max speed 130 KTAS@S.L. 

Multi-payload capability: Up to 350 kg, 9.8 kW (EO, IR and Laser designator SAR GMTI and other). 

Complete redundancy of all sub-systems: Engines, flight computer, avionics, mechanical and power supply 

Datalink: LOS and/or Satellite comm. 

Guidance/Tracking: Fully autonomous or manual flight 

Launch: Runway 

Recovery: Runway 

Structural composition: Fully composite 

Avionics and GCS common to all Hermes UAV family