wow bro. this is really buzzworthy stuff, why dont u post it on milnuts ? the other one. i m sure you'd get alot more interest there. plus alot more comments too.
not many countries in the region here employ IAI herons and Hermes 450 as well. only one i can think of.
Its open sourced so anyone can post the info on other forums. Will get to militarynuts.com later which I'll be posting under my weasel1962 nick.
In respect of RSAF Hermes 450 config, if I'm not wrong, air power international issue 24 already suggested/confirmed the config as the Compass IV with the above SAR sensor.
http://www.kollsman.com/downloads/compass-datasheet.pdf
Minister Teo was the first to inadvertently give away part of the puzzle when he mentioned that the SAF now had the ability to look 100km into the divisional space after the SA exercise (so we know which model).
The sniper pod has a greater range and far more capability. But the hermes 450 has a lot more endurance compared to aircraft pods.
wow.
im really surprised then. if its not for the Herons.. then who ? Brunei is the next other candidate i can think of but noone else.