The Schiebel Camcopter S-100 has been selected for the Navy’s interim vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft requirement. schiebel
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Schiebel Camcopter S-100 wins Navy VTOL UAS deal
The Department of Defence has awarded Austria’s Schiebel Group a contract to supply its Camcopter S-100 to meet the Royal Australian Navy’s interim vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS) requirement.
Signed in late December, the contract fulfils a request for tender (RFT) for Navy Minor Project (NMP) 1942 which sought to procure a “proven” VTOL Maritime Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System – Interim Capability (MTUAS-IC) and associated engineering and logistics support for the Navy.
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