Frag Out! Magazine
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Thales WK450 Watchkeeper medium range UAS offered for Poland as a response to the GRYF program. The Watchkeeper during MSPO 2016 was armed with FFLMM (Free-Fail Lightweight Multi-Role Missile). Elbit Systems Hermes 450 medium range UAS also offered in GRYF program. The require- ments of Polish military were declared as twelve systems with 3 or 4 UAVs each. As a response to the requirement for ZEFIR procurement program, as Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) class UAS, the Elbit Systems offers Hermes 900. Poland wants to procure four such systems with 3 or 4 UAVs each. What is worth to notice, a single Hermes 900 was used during the NATO Su- mmit in Warsaw in summer 2016. One of the favorites in the ORLIK short range UAV procurement program, the E-310 offered by consor- tium of PGZ and EUROTECH. The E-310 has a weight of 90 kilograms, 5.4 meters wingspan and 3.1 me- ters length. The surveillance payload, SAR radar or other electronics might be installed. REPORT