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CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System: ®
The Schiebel Group’s patented and globally tested unmanned air system (UAS) is a cost-effective CAMCOPTER® that can be deployed on land and at sea with its no-frills vertical takeoff and landing under adverse weather conditions and a strategic range of 200 km. Its advanced systems and payload /endurance combination make it a game-changer in any military or civilian operation By Editorial Desk
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ounded in 1951 in Vienna, Austria, the globally operating Schiebel Group focuses on the development, testing and production of the revolutionary CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Schiebel has built an international reputation for producing high-tech military, commercial and humanitarian products, which are backed by exceptional after-sales service and support. Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS is a proven capability for military and civilian applications. The Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAS needs no prepared area or supporting launch or recovery equipment. It operates day and night, under adverse weather conditions, with a range of up to 200 km, both on land and at sea. The S-100 navigates automatically via pre-programmed GPS waypoints or can be operated
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directly with a pilot control unit. Missions are planned and controlled via a simple point-and-click graphical user interface. High-definition payload imagery is transmitted to the control station in real time. Using “fly-by-wire” technology controlled by redundant flight computers, the UAV can complete its mission automatically in the most complex of electromagnetic environments. Its carbon fibre and titanium fuselage
provides capacity for a wide range of payload /endurance combinations.
Military Maritime Applications
The S-100 is a significant force multiplier for maritime commanders, extending the reach of the ship beyond the horizon. It greatly improves the decision makers’ situational understanding and operational responsiveness. Multi-Sensor Surveillance: The S-100 is the only UAS in its class that is able to carry multiple sensors simultaneously. The CAMCOPTER® with such multisensor capability can extend the surveillance horizon of naval commanders and decision makers and in so doing enhance their situational awareness dramatically. The data provided by the ESM and radar sensors give a broad-area maritime capability that, when combined with electro-optical sensors, is crucial to understanding the dynamic challenges of the maritime environment. All-Oceans Solution: The S-100 unmanned helicopter has successfully completed extensive ship-borne trials and is deployed with various navies worldwide. The S-100 has successfully proven its maritime surveillance capability on over 40 classes of ships in all the world’s oceans. Thousands of flight hours and thousands of takeoffs and landings prove that the S-100 meets the long-term goals of many navies. Since 2006, there has been a successful development of a fully automated shipboard landing system. The S-100 can take off and land at wind speeds of up to 25 knots over deck. However, successful
