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SUAS 2026

Hermes

A search & rescue VTOL system engineered for rapid toolless deployment, extended range efficiency, and end-to-end autonomy.

Key Specifications

Key performance parameters engineered for rapid field deployment, sustained search coverage, and autonomous payload delivery in disaster environments.

Aircraft Subsystems

Click on any component pin on the aircraft photo or select a subsystem below to inspect detailed specs and close-up views.

Hermes Aircraft Component Layout

Ground Support Equipment & Software Ecosystem

Inspect the Ground Control Station (GCS), Starlink satellite network, AWS cloud AI pipeline, and photogrammetry risk mapping engine.

Flight Qualification & Testing

Multi-stage physical, hardware-in-the-loop, and aerial testbed campaigns conducted to qualify Project Hermes for mission deployment.

Risk Controls

Review selected failure modes and the design controls intended to limit their impact. This register does not assign likelihood or severity rankings.

Failure modes

2026 SUAS "Storm Response" Strategy

Translating competition requirements and architectural trade-offs into targeted engineering priorities.

Mission TaskScore ValuePriority LevelStrategic Rationale

Interactive 3D Vehicle Model

Explore the full SolidWorks 3D assembly of Hermes (Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom).

Configuration Note: The 3D CAD rendering depicted above shows the Tilt-Rotor Configuration and only depicts the airdrop system, exterior skin, and propulsion system. This model represents an earlier developmental prototype and is not the final vehicle configuration that will be flown at the 2026 SUAS competition.