Dette er muligens et skritt på veien, men denne typen er liten, og hva "monitorering" egentlig betyr vet jeg ikke. Det kan være relaying info fra hver bøye. Den kan ikke ta våpen av en type som er nødvendig for å skade en ubåt. Det var en slik utstilt på Solakonferansen nylig. Jeg så den først på Farmnbororugh for mange år siden. Da var den utstyrt med fire 2,75" raketter. (Red.)
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Impresses at Major NATO Exercise with
Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability
Schiebel, together with Thales and sponsored by the UK
Royal Navy participated in REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping
using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) and Dynamic Messenger 2022 in Portugal.
Together, they successfully demonstrated the CAMCOPTER S-100 and its
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(ISR) and cargo delivery capabilities, which all received wide acclaim.
The successful operational capability
demonstrations of the S-100 were part of a larger annual North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO) exercise showcasing Unmanned Systems and how the very
latest technological advancements can be incorporated into the platforms for
real-world operational benefit.
Unmanned Air Systems have traditionally focused on
delivering ISR, but now Schiebel, working with Thales, are developing an ASW
capability, which was tested for the first time during this NATO exercise. The
demonstrated scenario was the surveillance and protection of the approaches to
a strategic port. With a barrier of sonobuoys already laid, the S-100 equipped
with a Wescam MX-8 EO/IR sensor in the nose and a Thales BlueScan data relay
sensor, was deployed to monitor the transmission of data from the sonobuoys and
relayed it to the command cell ashore, permitting the detection and
classification of possible enemy submarines.
The major NATO exercise also enabled the CAMCOPTER
S-100 to show its existing prowess completing ISR, Search and Rescue (SAR) and
cargo delivery operations. Equipped with an Overwatch Imaging PT-8 Oceanwatch
and a Wescam MX-10, the S-100 showed how easily it could automatically detect
and identify small objects at sea in various sea states, as a valuable part of
ISR and SAR missions. With its suspended cargo delivery net, the CAMCOPTER S-100
also successfully delivered medical supplies from the port to a ship nearby.
Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman of the Schiebel
Group, said:
“It was an
honour to participate in this year’s NATO’s exercise in Portugal. Together with
Thales and the UK Royal Navy, we successfully completed numerous flight trials
of the S-100, showcasing a variety of impressive capabilities. I am very proud
to be able to state that with several hundred thousand flight hours under its
belt, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 is the only established and operationally proven UAV
of its class.”
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