Elbit Hermes StarLiner
'Civil-certified' variant of the Hermes 900: world's first military UAV certified to STANAG 4671 to operate in non-segregated civil airspace.
Elbit Hermes StarLiner
'Civil-certified' variant of the Hermes 900: world's first military UAV certified to STANAG 4671 to operate in non-segregated civil airspace.
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Identity
- Designation
- Elbit Hermes StarLiner
- Alias
- Hermes 900 StarLiner
- Manufacturer
- Elbit Systems
- Country
- Israel
- Year
- 2018
- Category
- ISR (Reconnaissance)
- Class
- MALE (Medium-altitude / long-endurance)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 1000 km
- Endurance
- 36 h
- Top speed
- 220 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 9,000 m
- Propulsion
- Rotax 915 iS turbocompresso, elica spintore
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 1600 kg
- Payload
- 450 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- EO/IR DCoMPASS, SAR/GMTI, ELINT/COMINT, radar marittimo, sense-and-avoid certificato
- Datalink / control
- LOS + SATCOM BLOS, sistema sense-and-avoid attivo/passivo
- Launch
- Pista (decollo autonomo)
- Recovery
- Pista, certificato anche per condizioni meteo avverse e icing
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History
Developed to meet the Swiss ADS-15 requirements, the StarLiner achieved certification in 2020 for controlled-airspace flight and icing/adverse-weather operations.
The Hermes Starliner is the first UAV in the world to receive full certification to fly in non-segregated civil airspace under NATO STANAG 4671 and ICAO standards: a milestone reached in 2020 with Swiss certification.
The drone is based on the Hermes 900 airframe but adds collision avoidance, dual redundant propellers and redundant datalinks to meet civilian safety requirements.
It is operated in Switzerland, Canada and several EU countries for maritime surveillance, wildfire response, post-disaster reconnaissance and critical-infrastructure patrols.