(DefenseWorld.net) Elbit's Hermes 900 maritime patrol drone has been equipped with inflatable life-rafts to improve its search and rescue capabilities. The Israeli company delivered such a drone to a Southeast Asian customer recently. The Hermes 900, capable of more than 24 hours of continuous flight in adverse weather conditions, can carry up to four, six-person life-rafts integrated on its wings and dispatch them from a low altitude of 600 feet.
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