Philippine Air Force expects delivery of final six Hermes 900 UAVs this year

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The 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) unman-ned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it ordered from Israel's Elbit Sys-tems 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 stationts], ground data terminal[s], and other support equipment," said the PAF in the newsletter, indicating that delivery of the first UAS compris-ing three Hermes 900s has been completed.