Development of the Hermes by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau started in the 1990s.

The series production of the Hermes was meant to start in 2011-2012, but this did not happen, as the development process was stopped for several years.

But in the late 2010s, a series of announcements signaled a renewed interest in the missile, following experience from the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war showing the need for more high-precision armaments.

[2] The Hermes system features a multistage rocket missile with a high-powered booster.

[2] It can be fired single or in volleys at ranges of up to 100 km and can track and destroy over-the-horizon targets.