Elbit Systems has confirmed it will participate in the Marrakech Air Show, scheduled to take place in Morocco, where the company plans to exhibit several flagship platforms including the Hermes 900 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, the PULS (Precise and Universal Launching System) multi-barrel rocket artillery system, and a range of autonomous systems. The appearance positions Elbit as one of the more prominent defense-industry exhibitors at the North African event, according to Calcalist Tech.

The Marrakech Air Show draws both military procurement officials and commercial aviation buyers from across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, making it a strategically relevant venue for Israeli defense exporters seeking to broaden their customer base. For Elbit, the show represents an opportunity to put combat-proven hardware in front of an audience that includes nations actively modernizing their air, ground, and surveillance capabilities. Defense exhibition activity of this scale mirrors trends seen across the industry, where manufacturers use regional air shows to demonstrate systems that have accumulated operational track records — a factor that carries increasing weight in export competition. Readers following the broader export and display circuit may find useful context in GDD’s earlier coverage of regional defense exhibitions.

Platforms on the Exhibition Floor

The Hermes 900 is a centerpiece of the planned display. The twin-boom, turboprop-powered UAV is designed for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance missions and can carry multiple payloads simultaneously. It has seen operational use in several countries and is one of Elbit’s more widely exported unmanned platforms. Its endurance and sensor flexibility have made it a competitive option in markets where persistent wide-area surveillance is a priority.

Alongside the Hermes 900, Elbit will showcase the PULS system, a wheeled multi-caliber rocket artillery launcher capable of firing a range of munitions from 122mm rockets out to longer-range precision guided rounds. The system’s modular launcher pod design allows operators to reconfigure for different mission profiles without replacing the vehicle platform, a flexibility that has attracted interest from several foreign customers. Elbit has marketed PULS as a cost-effective precision fires alternative for armies that cannot sustain the logistical footprint of legacy tube artillery.

Autonomous Systems and Export Context

Elbit’s exhibit will also include autonomous systems, though the company has not specified which individual platforms will be present on the show floor. The autonomous segment of Elbit’s portfolio spans ground robots, loitering munitions, and autonomous aerial platforms, areas where demand has grown sharply among defense ministries assessing lessons from recent conflicts. Showcasing this category in Marrakech signals that Elbit views the African and broader emerging-market space as a viable growth area for unmanned and autonomous capabilities.

The choice of the Marrakech Air Show as a venue also reflects a wider pattern in which defense companies pursue export pipelines through regional exhibitions that attract buyers who may not attend larger European or North American shows. Morocco itself has been investing in defense modernization, and the air show has grown as a platform for both bilateral defense dialogues and commercial transactions. Elbit’s confirmed participation, covering UAVs, rocket artillery, and autonomous systems, suggests the company is approaching the event with a broad portfolio pitch rather than a single-system focus. Developments in precision strike and autonomous platforms continue to evolve rapidly, as illustrated by recent milestones such as the HACM hypersonic missile captive-carry test, underscoring how competitive the advanced-munitions and unmanned market has become globally.