Camcopter Supports Maritime Vehicles in Demo

Photo courtesy Schiebel

By Priya Potaparagada



Austrian company Schiebel’s unmanned aircraft, the Camcopter S-100, successfully demonstrated its ability to support several sea vehicles in the North Sea in a demonstration for Dutch authorities in Den Helder, the Netherlands on 29 April.



Using an L-3 Wescam MX-10 electro-optic sensor as a payload, the demonstrations were executed from a Dutch navy vessel and were based on different scenarios, including a drug smuggling and a fire onboard a ship loaded with dangerous substances, forcing the crew to leave the ship while two crew members were missing. The Camcopter was used to show its capability to gather information quickly.



”This series of trials once again showed how the S-100 can provide a cost-effective capability to maritime commanders and decision makers whether ashore or afloat,” says Hans Georg Schiebel, chairman of the Schiebel Group.