Austrian company Schiebel announced on Friday that it has been awarded the contract for its rotary-wing drone.
As noted by the company, Schiebel and Thales have been awarded a contract by the UK Department of Defense for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) “Peregrine”.
According to the press release, this contract award will deliver the Camcopter S-100, equipped with a powerful naval surveillance sensor, to provide comprehensive maritime capabilities that protect Royal Navy ships British in combat missions.
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“Schiebel, together with system integrator Thales, will provide the proven S-100 to work with a wide range of precision Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sensors and systems. tall body. Thales I-Master radar, EO/IR camera and Automatic Identification System (AIS), all merged with CarteNav’s AIMS Mission System allowing the ability to detect and identify unidentified targets in all weather conditions,” the press release said.
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAS. It operates day and night, in adverse weather conditions, with visibility up to 200 km / 108 nm, on land and at sea. Its carbon fiber and titanium fuselage offers a wide range of payload/endurance combinations up to a flight ceiling of 5,500 m/18,000 ft. In typical configuration, the S-100 carries a 34 kg/75 lbs payload for up to 10 hours and runs on AVGas or JP-5 heavy fuel.
Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman of the Schiebel Group, said: “We are extremely proud that the CAMCOPTER® S-100 was the UK Department of Defense’s choice for their prestigious Peregrine programme. The S-100 is the ultimate UAS for a growing number of Navy Forces worldwide and has proven its superiority and capabilities in numerous operational deployments.”
