Hermes 450 armed unmanned aircraft

Conflict Usage

Israel-Hamas War

Side: IsraelRole: Armed strike UAVUAVstrikeprecision fires

Used by the Israeli Air Force in the Israel-Hamas War for a February 2025 Rafah strike in Gaza after a drone landed from Israel.

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Side: AzerbaijanRole: UAV reconnaissance and fire controlreconnaissanceUAV

Fielded by Azerbaijani forces in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict as part of Azerbaijan's Israeli UAV inventory, with reporting describing Hermes 450 use for reconnaissance and fire-control missions.

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