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Friday, June 06, 2014

Switzerland selects Hermes 900 as Ranger replacement

Hermes 900 UASSwitzerland’s Armasuisse procurement agency has selected Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 to meet the nation’s future unmanned air system requirement.

The design had been in competition with Israel Aerospace Industries’ Super Heron TP to replace Ruag Ranger unmanned air vehicles currently in service with the Swiss armed forces.

“The Hermes 900 HFE has been favoured because it delivered the better overall result in all assessed criteria,” Armasuisse said in a 5 June notification, valuing the procurement at an estimated Swfr250 million ($279 million).

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