, crashed due to high winds, an investigation report said.
Switzerland
ordered the Hermes 900
drones, made by Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems, in 2015. But one was destroyed after crashing on a test flight in the Israeli desert last August.
The crash and subsequent investigation under the direction of the Israeli Ministry of Transport has delayed delivery
, scheduled initially for late 2019, until next year.
“According to the accident report, the crash was due to the fact that the V-tail unit became detached from the fuselage of the drone due to unexpectedly strong oscillations. The drone could thus no longer be controlled and crashed,” the Swiss government said.