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Sunday,
21 November 2010, 09:28 AM |
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Schiebel
demonstrates CAMCOPTER®-100 UAS unmanned aerial systems
capability in Spain.
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Vienna,
19 November 2010 The CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System
(UAS) successfully demonstrated in a series of flights its
capabilities to the Spanish Military and a number of other
Spanish Government Departments during the period of 3 through
5 November 2010.
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Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS Unmanned Aerial
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In
Spain, once again Schiebel s unmanned helicopter CAMCOPTER®
S-100 convinced representatives of the Spanish Military
and a number of other Spanish Government Departments of
its outstanding capabilities as a VTOL UAS, after series
of sorties were flown from the Torregorda land test site.
In support, a number of presentations were given to the
attending officers, covering the unique capabilities of
the S-100 and its extensive portfolio of available payloads.
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Schiebel
CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS Unmanned Aerial System
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Several
mission profiles were flown, demonstrating the UAS manual
and automatic modes whilst highlighting its wider capabilities
and flexibility. The scenarios were chosen by the Spanish
Authorities and included littoral surveillance, stand-off
surveillance and vehicle tracking sorties. The demonstrations
were carried out with the full support of Schiebel s partners
in Spain, Sener Systems S.A. and APSA, who were instrumental
in ensuring that all clearance, certification and logistics
issues were properly addressed. This partnership collectively
makes a formidable team of experts, dedicated to customer
satisfaction and meeting the Spanish UAS needs of the future.
Accordingly, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 sorties, carrying
the Thales Optronics Agile 2 EO/IR sensor were completely
successful, demonstrating the mature and extensive capabilities
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Feedback
from the visiting officers was extremely positive and the
Schiebel, Sener S.A. and APSA team looks forward to working
closely with the Spanish Authorities in the future. Building
on the continued success of the CAMCOPTER® S-100, a
number of exciting developments are in the pipeline. Mr
Hans Georg Schiebel, company owner and Chairman, commented,
The development of this system is a continual and iterative
process we never stop striving for absolute perfection.
Most notably, the introduction of an advanced heavy fuel
engine, the integration of a highly capable maritime radar
and 360° data link coverage for maritime operations
add to the CAMCOPTER® S-100 s already impressive catalogue
and pedigree. Schiebel s Managing Director, Neil Hunter,
said, This demonstration shows yet again, that the CAMCOPTER®
S-100 is the classleading UAS for VTOL operations. Schiebel
has acquired a unique experience in this category of UAS
with more than 100 CAMCOPTER® S-100 operating throughout
the world. Its generic capabilities remain unsurpassed;
we are proud of its heritage and look forward to building
on our success. The flexibility this VTOL system offers,
gives it unparalleled capability when supporting military
forces and other Governmental Departments, not forgetting,
of course, the many civilian applications of the system." |
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