Camcopter S-100
Camcopter S-100
Role	UAV
Manufacturer	Schiebel
Primary users	UAE Army German Navy

S-100 fitted with a Lightweight Multirole Missile

The Schiebel Camcopter S-100 is a helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

[edit] Design and development

Produced by the Austrian company Schiebel, it was developed from 2003 to 2005. With a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 200 kilograms (440 lb), its endurance is 6 hours. It has a maximum speed of 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) and a ceiling of 18,000 feet (5,500 m). It is powered by a 55 horsepower Diamond engine and can carry various payloads, such as EO and IR sensors.

The launch customer for the S-100 was the UAE Army, which ordered 40 aircraft with an option for 40 more. The aircraft was ordered by three more undisclosed nations, with total orders reaching 200.

Recently,^[when?] the Pakistan Navy tested the Camcopter S-100 from one of its ships in the Arabian Sea, followed by the French Navy on October 9–10, 2008, while the Montcalm destroyer was in movement.^[1]

The German Navy has ordered a first batch of 6 modified Camcopter S-100 with improved sensors for the use on the Braunschweig class corvettes. Also the German Army plans to purchase the Camcopter S-100 for land-based missions.^[2]

[edit] Specifications

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[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of unmanned aerial vehicles
  

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Schiebel website
• Camcopter S-100 at Defense-Update.com