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Advanced New Capabilities Demonstrated for the S-100 Drone
S-100 Camcopter on the Royal Australian Navy stand at INDO PACIFIC 2022

Advanced New Capabilities Demonstrated for the S-100 Drone

Schiebel Pacific trounced all the competition earlier this month when it won a sole-source acquisition to deliver additional S-100 Unmanned Aerial Systems to the Royal Australian Navy under Project Sea 129 Phase 5. Naval News took the time during INDO PACIFIC 2022 to learn more about the platform and the new capabilities that were on display at the show.

Benjamin Felton 11 May 2022

One new capability showcased by Schiebel Pacific at INDO PACIFIC 2022 was the ability to perform vertical replenishment (VERTREP) using the S-100. According to the company, the S-100 can carry underslung payloads as large as 50kg from ropes as long as 30 metres, or smaller payloads in conformal storage bays. This new capability, which has not been previously displayed in Australia, is intended to help flush out the S-100s suite of capabilities and make it a truly multi-role asset.

Royal Australian Navy Trials Camcopter VTOL UAV As Part Of Exercise Talisman Sabre
HMAS Ballarat’s embarked MH-60R and S-100 Schiebel Camcopter on the flight deck during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Photo: Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez

A variant of the same conformal cargo bay can also be used to carry and deploy an unspecified number of sonobuoys. This will provide the S-100 with a limited anti-submarine warfare capability, albeit only in detection, prosecuting targets will remain the domain of manned assets for the foreseeable future.

A potential use case for the capability is aboard the Australian Navy’s Anzac class frigates, where sonobuoy armed S-100s could complement MH-60R helicopters by expanding on their operational reach, helping them to discriminate targets faster. S-100s without sonobouys have already flown alongside MH-60Rs aboard HMAS Ballarat, providing additional ISR capability during exercise Malabar 2021.

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Posted by : Benjamin Felton
Benjamin Felton is a freelance writer on security issues based in Australia. He focuses on Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific and has expertise in 'non-traditional' security issues.

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