DefExpo 2020: Adani-Elbit JV further steps up their presence in the international markets

Adani Elbit Advanced Systems India Limited, a joint venture between Adani Defence & Aerospace and Elbit Systems, Israel had set up the first private UAV manufacturing complex at Adani Aerospace Park in Hyderabad to indigenise unmanned aerial platforms. The only Hermes 900 production facility outside Israel which was inaugurated in December 2018, has started exporting Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial Platforms to international customers. Hermes 900 is a state-of-the-art, combat proven multi-role unmanned platform with an endurance of 36 hours, payload capacity of 420 kg, altitude of over 32,000 feet (10km+) with applications across civil, defence and homeland security.

Adani Defence & Aerospace and Elbit have agreed to setup a "Design and Development center" focusing on co-developing defence technologies aligned to the global requirements. The design centre will facilitate job creation for highly qualified R&D engineers to build products of tomorrow aligned to the needs of the armed forces.

On the sidelines of DefExpo 2020, Adani-Elbit JV launched one of the largest export programmes for the production of hundreds of Mini UAV systems for a global customer, with complete platform production and integration from Hyderabad, India. Adani-Elbit JV is well-positioned to deliver the full spectrum of unmanned platforms to Indian Tri Services & allied forces, aligned to “Make in India” requirements and international standards.