Philippine Army receives Elbit Systems Hermes 90 Thor mini drones


According to Defense Studies, MaxDefense Philippines received confirmation that the Philippine Army has received an initial batch of brand new Hermes 90 Thor mini-unmanned aerial systems (mUAS) from Elbit Systems. These were procured as part of the Philippine Army's C4ISTAR Unmanned Aerial Systems Level 1 Acquisition Project, which is a Horizon 2-phase priority project under the Revised AFP Modernization Program.
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Each system is composed of 2 Hermes 90 Thor mini-UAS and a man-portable flight and surveillance operating system (Picture source: Elbit Systems)


The Philippine Army ordered 533 systems, each system being composed of 2 Hermes 90 Thor unmanned aerial vehicles and a man-portable flight and surveillance operating system.

The Thor VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) mini-UAS family is a military tactical fully autonomous mule platform designed for a wide range of military operational applications and reconnaissance missions. Built from the ground up, the Thor family can support diverse operational scenarios. The powerful platform is foldable and stored in a backpack, for easy deployment in less than two minutes. The UAS can carry up to 10kg payload almost anywhere and in a wide range of weather and terrain conditions. Equipped with automatic takeoff and landing capability and autonomous mission flights, Thor is suitable for operation in urban areas, as well as in marine zones.


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Each system is composed of 2 Hermes 90 Thor mini-UAS and a man-portable flight and surveillance operating system (Picture source: Defense Studies)


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Thor mini-UAS (Picture source: Elbit Systems)


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Hermes 90 Thor mini-UAS (Picture source: Elbit Systems)


Defense News March 2023