Click here - to select or create a menu

Naval News

Combined Naval Event 2023
  • News
  • Event News
    • Sea Air Space 2023
    • DSEI Japan 2023
    • NAVDEX 2023
    • SNA 2023
    • Euronaval 2022
    • Indo Pacific 2022
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Advertising
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Home» News»Royal Australian Navy Trials Camcopter VTOL UAV aboard Anzac-class Frigate
IMDEX Asia 2023
Schiebel Awarded Contract For The Sustainment Of RAN's Camcopter S-100 Drones
Royal Australian Navy Trials Camcopter VTOL UAV aboard Anzac-class Frigate HMAS Ballarat. RAN Picture

Royal Australian Navy Trials Camcopter VTOL UAV aboard Anzac-class Frigate

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class Frigate HMAS Ballarat recently embarked a S-100 Camcopter Vertical Take Off and Land (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for flight trials off the Eastern coast of Australia.

Xavier Vavasseur 19 Jul 2020

Personnel from RAN’s 822X Squadron and test specialists from the Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit (AMAFTU) embarked aboard HMAS Ballarat to collect data on the launch and recovery of the S-100 Camcopter at sea.

Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAV is a proven capability for military and civilian applications. It needs no prepared area or supporting launch or recovery equipment. It operates day and night, under adverse weather conditions, with a range out to 200 km, both on land and at sea.

Trial Director, Lieutenant Commander Chris Broadbent, said the trials were an important part of learning how to combine the payload capacity of the S-100 Camcopter with the warfare capabilities of the 118-metre long Anzac-class Frigate.

Embarked aboard Ballarat, 822X Squadron Flight Commander, Lieutenant Michael Mulquiney, said the S-100 Camcopter could support surface, amphibious or anti-submarine warfare, as well as in search and rescue and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

ANZAC-class Camcopter Royal Australian Navy VTOL UAV 2020-07-19
Tags ANZAC-class Camcopter Royal Australian Navy VTOL UAV
Facebook Twitter Stumble linkedin Pinterest More
DEFEA 2023

Authors

Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

Related Articles

SURVEY Copter Unveils ‘CAPA-X’ Modular VTOL UAV

SURVEY Copter Unveils ‘CAPA-X’ Modular VTOL UAV

Xavier Vavasseur 28 Mar 2023
SURVEY Copter unveiled a new modular and multi-mission VTOL UAV concept: CAPA-X.
United States Approves Possible FMS of Tomahawk to Australia

United States Approves Possible FMS of Tomahawk to Australia

Xavier Vavasseur 21 Mar 2023
The United States' State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles for an estimated cost of $895 million.
HMAS Toowoomba fires first ESSM after AMCAP upgrade

HMAS Toowoomba fires first ESSM after AMCAP upgrade

Naval News Staff 09 Mar 2023
Royal Australian Navy's Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba conducted the first ESSM (Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile) firing after the AMCAP modernization.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Legal / Privacy Policy
About Us
Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 Naval News
All Rights Reserved