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Home» News»SKELDAR V-200 VTOL UAV Selected for Belgian and Dutch MCM Program

SKELDAR V-200 VTOL UAV Selected for Belgian and Dutch MCM Program

ECA Group awarded UMS SKELDAR a procurement contract to supply the UAV SKELDAR V-200 as part of the naval mine countermeasures capability replacement, a programme led by Belgium Naval & Robotics – a consortium including Naval Group and ECA Group – which will supply twelve mine hunters equipped with drone systems (Toolbox) to the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies.

Xavier Vavasseur 08 Jul 2020

Belgium Naval & Robotics press release

Working across 12 new generation ships (six each for the Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies), this contract is the first to materialize the stand-off concept by using a Toolbox – a system composed of a variety of drones to be deployed by operators in order to fulfil autonomous mine clearance missions at sea.

The UAV SKELDAR V-200 is an integrated part of the Toolbox, which will also consist of surface drones USV INSPECTOR125, underwater drones AUV A18-M, towed sonars T18 for mine detection, alongside the MIDS system (Mine Identification and Disposal System) for mine identification and neutralization, SEASCAN and K-STER. Selected also by the German and Canadian Navies, the SKELDAR V-200 provides navies with an embedded, “eye in the sky” intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability to enhance its capacity to perform primary and secondary missions. For the contract with ECA Group, serial deliveries of the UAV SKELDAR V-200 are expected to start in 2023.

“We are very pleased to announce our choice of UMS SKELDAR as a partner to join this first world’s navies program based on autonomous technologies. Together with Naval Group, we believe that strong partnerships and close cooperation are key to the success of this project,”


Jean-Louis Sambarino, Program Director of ECA Group.

“This is a significant contract win for us and confirms our market-leading capabilities within the maritime sector. The SKELDAR V-200 was conceived as a maritime platform, and we have continued a program of enhancements including technical, sensor and flight endurance along with improvements of our superior heavy fuel engine.”


Axel Cavalli-Björkman, CEO of UMS SKELDAR

“The SKELDAR V-200 is undoubtedly an essential asset in the stand-off concept. This UAV with its integrated sensors and endurance will improve the situational awareness and enhance the detection process in the mine threat area. Ultimately, this will result in a more efficient and safer mission for our valuable crewmembers,”


Cdr SG Claude Bultot, Programme Director for the Belgian and Royal Netherlands Navies.

-Ends-

About V-200 SKELDAR

The V-200 is a medium-range VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) designed for a wide range of applications such as Reconnaissance, Identification, Target Acquisition and Electronic Warfare. A number of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) high resolution Electro Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Electronic Warfare (EW) sensors are available.

V-200 SKELDAR Technical Specifications

Physical:

Rotor diameter:4.6 m (15 ft)
Airframe lenght:4 m (13 ft)
Height:1.3 m (4.2 ft)
Width:1.2 m (4 ft)

Performance:

Payload capacity:Multiple
MTOW:235 kg (518 lbs)
Data Link Range:100 km, 200 km (54 NM, 108 NM)
Max Airspeed:150 km/h (81 kts)
Service Ceiling:3000 m (9842 ft)
Fuel:Heavy Fuel (Jet A-1, JP5, JP8)
Endurance:5+ hours Subject to size of fuel tank module and payload configuration
Belgian Navy Belgium Naval & Robotics ECA Group MCM Program Naval Group Royal Netherlands Navy VTOL UAV 2020-07-08
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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.

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