Elbit Hermes 450 vs Prioria Robotics Maveric

Elbit Hermes 450 — licensed reference photograph

ADrones & UAVs

Elbit Hermes 450

Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle

Credit

Amit Agronov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BDrones & UAVs

Prioria Robotics Maveric

Tactical, Squad-level, Hand-launched

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

5 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

6.1m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

6.1 m

Length

Cross-checked

6.1 m

Length

Cross-checked

6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)^[source]

6.1m^[source]

10.5m

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

10.5 m

Wingspan

Cross-checked

10.5 m

Wingspan

Cross-checked

10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)^[source]

10.5m^[source]

550kgGross; Gross weight

0.91kg

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

450 kg

Gross; Gross weight

Disputed

550 kg

Gross; Gross weight

Disputed

550 kg (1,213 lb)^[source]

450 kg^[source]

0.907185 kg

Owndesignclaimedairframeweight, notgenericMicroUAV · Mass

Single source

2 lb^[source]Owndesignclaimedairframeweight, notgenericMicroUAV

176km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

102km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

129.64 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Cross-checked

176 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

130 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Cross-checked

176 km/h (109 mph, 95 kn)^[source]

130 km/h (80 mph, 70 kn)^[source]

70 kts^[source]

102 km/h

Maximum; Manufacturerclaimed dashspeed, sourceallegationsretainedbelow · Speed

Single source

55 knots (63 mph; 102 km/h)^[source]Manufacturerclaimed dashspeed, sourceallegationsretainedbelow

300km

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

300 km

Range

Single source

300 km (190 mi, 160 nmi)^[source]

30h

one hour of flight-time

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

17 h

450LE

Single source

30 h

Endurance

Single source

17 hours (450LE - 30 hours)^[source]

one hour of flight-time^[source]Owndesignclaim

5,500m

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Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

5,500 m

Service ceiling

Single source

5,500 m (18,000 ft)^[source]

4.6m/s900 ft/min

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.6 m/s

900 ft/min

Single source

4.6 m/s (900 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Elbit Hermes 450 and Prioria Robotics Maveric configuration
Specification	Elbit Hermes 450	Prioria Robotics Maveric
Crew	0^[source]	—
Type	Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle^[source]	Tactical, Squad-level, Hand-launched^[source]
National origin	Israel^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Elbit Systems Adani-Elbit Advanced Systems^[source]	Prioria Robotics, Inc.^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	—
Primary users	Israeli Air Force Philippine Air Force Royal Thai Army^[source]	—
Introduction date	1998^[source]	—
Variant	Thales Watchkeeper WK450^[source]	—
Developed into	Elbit Hermes 900^[source]	—
Capacity	180 kg (400 lb)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	105 kg (231 lb)^[source]	—
Stall speed	78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)^[source]	—
Max mission radius	200 km (120 mi; 110 nmi)^[source]	—
Engine	Wankel R802 Engine (351cc)^[source]	—
Production status	—	is a discontinued unmanned aerial vehicle^[source]Ownproductiondiscontinuation; notretirementofUScurrent-listedairframes
Wing dimensions	—	28 in^[source]Literalwingsdimensionaxisnotnamed, notinventedwingspan
Launch and recovery	—	fully autonomous operation from launch to landing using waypoints^[source]
Specification controversy	—	In 2015, Prioria vendor Condor Aerial alleged that Prioria was providing false specifications for the Maveric UAV^[source]Retainexplicit source dispute, notapprovedcross-check
Country of origin	—	United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 24, cell 3; revision 1377059256; retrieved 2026-09-30

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Elbit Hermes 450

Prioria Robotics Maveric

Crew

0^[source]

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Type

Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle^[source]

Tactical, Squad-level, Hand-launched^[source]

National origin

Israel^[source]

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Manufacturer

Elbit Systems Adani-Elbit Advanced Systems^[source]

Prioria Robotics, Inc.^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

—

Primary users

Israeli Air Force Philippine Air Force Royal Thai Army^[source]

—

Introduction date

1998^[source]

—

Variant

Thales Watchkeeper WK450^[source]

—

Developed into

Elbit Hermes 900^[source]

—

Capacity

180 kg (400 lb)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

105 kg (231 lb)^[source]

—

Stall speed

78 km/h (48 mph, 42 kn)^[source]

—

Max mission radius

200 km (120 mi; 110 nmi)^[source]

—

Engine

Wankel R802 Engine (351cc)^[source]

—

Production status

—

is a discontinued unmanned aerial vehicle^[source]Ownproductiondiscontinuation; notretirementofUScurrent-listedairframes

Wing dimensions

—

28 in^[source]Literalwingsdimensionaxisnotnamed, notinventedwingspan

Launch and recovery

—

fully autonomous operation from launch to landing using waypoints^[source]

Specification controversy

—

In 2015, Prioria vendor Condor Aerial alleged that Prioria was providing false specifications for the Maveric UAV^[source]Retainexplicit source dispute, notapprovedcross-check

Country of origin

—

United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 24, cell 3; revision 1377059256; retrieved 2026-09-30