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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Hermes unmanned air system to get hyperspectral sensor

Hermes 900Elbit Systems has expanded its portfolio of payloads with the recent launch of a hyperspectral sensor for its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 tactical unmanned air systems.

Developed by Elbit subsidiary Elop and the subject of recent flight tests, the new payload enables the simultaneous imaging of a region of interest at different wavelengths.

Elop says this will add a new dimension to intelligence-gathering, by allowing an operator to detect and track targets on the basis of their material signature over a broad spectral range and at extremely high resolution.

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