This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.The Elbit Systems Hermes 900 Kochav ("Star")[3] is an Israeli medium-size, multi-payload, medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical missions.

[4] It has an endurance of over 30 hours and can fly at a maximum altitude of 30,000 feet (9,100 m), with a primary mission of reconnaissance, surveillance and communications relay.

[9] On 6 April 2024, amid border tension during the Israel–Hamas war Hezbollah shot down a Hermes 900 with a surface to air missile in the south of Lebanon.

[13] During the 2020 Armenian-Azerbaijani skirmishes, Armenia's Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan reported that Armenian forces had shot down an Azerbaijani Hermes 900 drone, sharing the video of the alleged shoot down on social media.

It was the second drone that had been delivered to the Indian Navy on 4 December 2024 and was undergoing pre-acceptance trials before induction by the original equipment manufacturer.

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