
South Korea launches development of ship-based UAV
South Korea launched the development of UAVs to be based on ROK Navy ships. The UAVs will also be tasked with reconnaissance and surveillance of northwestern islands.

South Korea launched the development of UAVs to be based on ROK Navy ships. The UAVs will also be tasked with reconnaissance and surveillance of northwestern islands.
Thales and Schiebel are delighted to announce the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Peregrine Programme.

As UAVs competition grows including in the naval domain, Schiebel decided to fill a gap in the heavy-lift-capable unmanned air system (UAS) market with the Camcopter S-300, a larger version of the Camcopter S-100.
Schiebel press release The new contract expands and builds on the existing capabilities Bristow has delivered to the MCA since 2015, most notably the life-saving
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard both day and night delivering enhanced maritime situational awareness for an array of operational tasks, through a contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
Schiebel Aircraft and Areté Associates, successfully showcased the CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) combined with Areté’s Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) sensor to the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Schiebel demonstrated the outstanding capabilities of
its Unmanned Air System (UAS) CAMCOPTER® S-100 to the Hellenic Navy.
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) awarded Schiebel with a 3-year extension contract for the sustainment of its CAMCOPTER® S-100. The extension allows the RAN to continue to experiment and develop knowledge using the S-100.
Apart from an MH-60R helicopter, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s frigate HMAS Ballarat also carries an S-100 Schiebel Camcopter, an unmanned aerial vehicle that offers enhanced surveillance capability at sea.

The Finnish Border Guard is once again operating the CAMCOPTER® S-100 for implementing coast guard functions in the Baltic Sea