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Hermes 450 Tactical UAV
The Hermes 450 is a medium-sized multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed by Israeli defence company Elbit for tactical long endurance missions. It has an endurance of over 20 hours, with a primary mission of reconnaissance, surveillance and communications relay. Payload options include electro-optical/infrared sensors, communications and electronic intelligence, synthetic-aperture radar/ground-moving target indication, electronic warfare, and hyperspectral sensors.
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PACK CONTENTS
The Hermes 450 is a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) for all weather, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) used by over a dozen nations.
It has a mass of 450 kg, reported endurance of over 20 hours. Together with a payload capacity of ~150 kg comprsing of a mix of sensors and limited scale weapons. Just like the British Watchkeeper It can operate up to 150 km from the Ground Control Station (although multiple stations can be linked to extend the range).
- H450 Drone
FEATURES:
- Capable of carrying a number of lightweight stores on two pylons.
- It does not even have Countermeasures.
- A version for each BI Vanilla side is available.
CLASSNAMES:
- rksla3_uav_h450_base - Hidden common inheritance.
- rksla3_uav_h450_1 - BLUFOR
- rksla3_uav_h450_2 - OPFOR
- rksla3_uav_h450_3 - INDFOR
- rksla3_uav_h450_wreck
HOW TO:
Use the weapons
The addon is setup to use the game's native “dynamic pylon system”. You can select the predfined weapons in the mission editor by double clicking the drone or right clicking to get the object properties up. From there you should be able to expand the Pylon Settings rollout.
You can then select any of the weapons options on the dropdown.
Supported Weapons
- Mikholit PGM
- SPIKE-ER
- SPIKE-NLOS
- Fury PGM
- Desert Sting 16
- Brimstone Series
- AGM-114 Hellfire Series
- AGM-176 Griffin
- AGM-179 JAGM
- Martlet (LMM)
CHANGELOG
- 07 Nov 25 - Public BETA 01
KNOWN ISSUES
- Damage textures not working properly.
BUGS AND FEEDBACK
We would appreciate hearing about any issues or suggestions you have experienced. Please use the discord link below:
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CREDITS
This addons and model is 100% unique and does not incorporate any 3rd party content:
| Model | RKSL Rock |
|---|---|
| Textures | RKSL Rock |
| Turret Animation Setup | RKSL Rock |
| Config | RKSL Rock |
| Testing | Jaime The DAR-V Team |
| Research & Information | Phil, Julian & Marc of Royal Artillery. (Great info on the use of H450 and WK450 in Afghanistan - Some declassified pics and great banter.) Ari of Elbit (Forgotten his last name - met at a tradeshow and he was enormously helpful.) |
And so many others that provided help solving many many issues.
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RESOURCES
- Paint Kit - PENDING
Thanks Rock Nov 2025
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