S-100 completes USN flight trials
Schiebel Camcopter S-100. (Photo: Schiebel)
ONR-sponsored demonstration showcased Schiebel UAS with lidar data-gathering system.
Schiebel announced on 9 August that it has successfully completed flight trials of its Camcopter S-100 for the USN.
In a combined demonstration sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on a commercial vessel off the coast of Florida, Schiebel and Areté Associates demonstrated the capabilities of S-100 installed with the Areté Pushbroom Imaging Lidar for Littoral Surveillance (PILLS) system for data-gathering missions.
PILLS enables hydrographic mapping of ocean littoral spaces with a low SWaP sensor that ‘easily integrates into the S-100’, Schiebel noted in a statement.
The S-100 recently completed a week-long trial with the Hellenic Navy. In total, the system is in service with 14 navies worldwide.
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