A twin engine Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV system, the Hermes^® 1500 is capable of a maximum takeoff weight of 1750 kg, maximum altitude > 33,000 ft, more than 24 hours endurance, maximum payload weight of 400 kg, with both Line-Of-Sight (LOS) and SATCOM data links, and operational for both day and night missions.

The Hermes^® 1500 is highly reliable (full redundancy), with a broad range of valuable payloads, and features the safe-return-home function.

The Hermes^® 1500 is controlled by Elbit Systems UGCS (Universal Ground Control Station) which can control two UAVs at any given time from a single station while a single operator operates the air vehicle and payloads for each UAV.