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Uncrewed Vehicles
Pacific 2019: Skeldar looks farther ahead in Australia
10th October 2019
UMS Skeldar exhibited a Skeldar V-200 UAV fitted with an eight-camera ViDAR optical radar from Sentient Vision Systems at the Pacific International Maritime Exhibition in …
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Naval Warfare
New Asian-built LPDs for Thailand and Myanmar
11th September 2019
Two neighbouring Southeast Asian countries are adding LPDs to their naval fleets and both are procuring them from Asian shipbuilders in different countries. There is …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UMS Skeldar looks to improve UAS flight standards
24th July 2019
UMS Skeldar has partnered with Sweden’s Aviation Technical Training School in a bid to develop UAS standards for impending regulations coming into play towards the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New training programme from UMS Skeldar
19th June 2019
UMS Skeldar has developed a new training programme to enable commercial drone pilots to safely operate UAS in UK airspace.The training programme was delivered with …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Leonardo to supply PicoSAR for Canada’s Skeldar
3rd June 2019
Leonardo has signed a multi-million euro contract with QinetiQ to provide a number of PicoSAR active electronically scanned array radars, the company announced on 29 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
QinetiQ to deliver UAS for Canadian armed forces
10th May 2019
QinetiQ has received a CAD$51 million contract to deliver UAS services for the Canadian armed forces, the company announced on 7 May. The services will …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUVSI 2019: Hirth scaling back engines and variants after acquisition
1st May 2019
A year to the day after Hirth Engines was acquired by UMS Skeldar, a move which secured the engine used by the latter company’s V-200 …
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Defence Helicopter
Airbus looks to France and Germany to fill MUM-T partner gap
27th March 2019
Following a successful series of flight trials between the H145 and Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS last year, Airbus is still struggling to find funding and partners …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Norway seeks VTOL UAV for coast guard vessel testing
19th February 2019
A tender has been issued seeking a VTOL UAV which will be used for the testing of its potential to carry out surveillance from a …
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Naval Warfare
Myanmar Navy boosts amphibious capability, adds UAV
3rd January 2019
The Tatmadaw Yay commissioned several locally built naval vessels and a floating dock, in addition to showcasing new capabilities, on the occasion of its 71st …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Skeldar V-200 selected for ESMA contract
3rd December 2018
UMS Skeldar will supply two Skeldar V-200 UAS to Nordic Unmanned to fulfil a European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) framework contract valued at €14 million, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Skeldar's R-350 demonstrates MUM-T success
20th November 2018
UMS Skeldar and partner ESG have recently carried out a number of joint manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) demonstrations involving the 150kg R-350 for the German armed forces …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
European Union expands UAV maritime surveillance service providers
5th November 2018
Elbit Systems and CEiiA have become the latest team to be contracted to provide UAV services to support the European Union (EU) in monitoring waters …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UMS Skeldar, Scanfil partner for V-200 production
26th October 2018
UMS Skeldar has partnered with Finnish company Scanfil to ramp up its UAS volume production capability, the company announced on 22 October. The partnership will …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
QinetiQ Target Systems signs MoU with CUAVs
12th November 2018
QinetiQ Target Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Canadian UAVs to offer commercial and military UAS services in Canada. The agreement focuses on …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 Dutch Navy
Programme Background The Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice seeking information regarding the potential acquisition of a vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 Belgian Navy
Programme Background For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice calling for information regarding the ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
ISTAR UAS project [Canada]
Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200B / Sea Falcon (Germany)
Programme Background Requirements Under the Reconnaissance and Identification in the Maritime Operational Area (AImEG) project, the German Navy sought an ISR capability for its Braunschweig Class ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200 (ASW) [Canada]
Programme Background Contract Award At Euronaval 2022, Shephard reported that UMS Skeldar and Ultra had been awarded a Phase 2 contract on 19 October to provide ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
UAV Tactical Level [Norway]
Programme Background Request for Information (RfI) In September 2022, the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) launched a request for information in preparation for a possible ...
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Military UAS - small
Small UAV (Bulgaria)
Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...
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Military UAS - mini
Mini UAV (Bulgaria)
Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Albatros [Poland]
Programme Background Context This programme must be seen in the context of Poland's 185 billion Polish złotys ($48.9 billion) Technical Modernisation Plan (TMP), which the Polish ...
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OPVs
Inlay Class (second OPV)
Programme Background The Inlay class originally consists of a single OPV in service with the Myanmar Navy. However, a second Inlay-class OPV has been reported under construction since ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
MH-60R Seahawks [Norway]
Programme Background NH90 NFH cancellation The Norwegian government announced the termination of the NH90 NFH helicopter contract for 14 NH90s with NHIndustries in June 2022. Seahawk Acquisition ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Zielplan Marine 2035+ (Rotary-Wing UAVs) [Germany]
Programme Background Zieplan Marine 2035+ Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at the 2022 Bundeswehr Conference that Germany must become the "cornerstone of conventional defence in Europe". ...
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Military UAS - tactical
Project Sea 129 Phase 5 [Australia]
Programme Background Requirement Project Sea 129 Phase 5 was intended to acquire a new ISR UAS capability for the RAN. The aircraft was required to perform ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-150
The Skeldar V-150 is a fully autonomous modular VTOL UAV manufactured by UMS Skeldar. It is designed to support tactical operations for surveillance, emergency response, ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200
UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV. The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
R-350
The R-350 is an ITAR-free, rotary-wing VTOL TUAV. It contains a jet-turbine engine propulsion system. This allows it to use heavy fuels, meaning the R-350 ...
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EO/IR systems
OTUS-U200
The OTUS-U200 is an EO/IR/LRF sensor system from DST Control. It features two-axis gyro-stabilisation and has a FHD and cooled MWIR or uncooled LWIR IR sensor. ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Skeldar V-200B / Sea Falcon
The Skeldar V-200B, an improved variant of the Skeldar V-200 VTOL UAV, has been designed for maritime applications. Unveiled in 2018 by UMS Skeldar, the V-200B has ...
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Sea: sonar systems
UMS 4110
The UMS 4110 (BlueMaster) is a bow-mounted long-range sonar produced by Thales. It is designed for offensive anti-submarine warfare and self-protection, and is a low-frequency active and ...
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Minehunters
City Class
Twelve new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) are being built to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCMVs due to retire from service in 2023. The programme is ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Rajawali 350
Rajawali 350 is an ITAR-free, rotary-wing UAV. It is a localised version of UMS Skeldar's R-350 and can carry multiple payloads.
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Corvettes
Anawrahta Class
Details are scarce on Myanmar's Anawrahta-class corvettes. Three hulls purchased from China in the 1990s were outfitted locally at Sinmalaik Shipyard in Rangoon. The three ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Rajawali 330
Rajawali 330, or R-330, is an ITAR-free, fixed-wing UAV that can host various payloads, including EO/IR sensors, SIGINT/ELINT systems, hyperspectral and multispectral cameras, and communication relay systems. ...
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EO/IR systems
Wescam MX-8
Unveiled at AUSA 2016, the Wescam MX-8 is an EO/IR system designed for small crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The smallest system in the Wescam's MX series, the ...
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Loitering munitions
Sureshastra
The Sureshastra, or Smart Unmanned Munitions System (S-UMS), is a jet-powered, catapult-launched loitering munition manufactured by Veda Aeronautics. In 2023, the Indian Air Force (IAF) acquired ...
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Frigates
Aung Zeya Class
The Myanmar Navy operate a single Aung Zeya-class frigate. UMS Aung Zeya is the first indigenous guided missile frigate of the Myanmar Navy and entered service in 2010, ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar
PicoSAR
The PicoSAR is a compact multi-mode Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) surveillance radar manufactured by Leonardo. Due to its lightweight, it is a suitable system for ...
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Frigates
Kyan Sittha Class
The Myanmar Navy operates two Kyan Sittha-class frigates. The two guided-missile stealth frigates followed the single Aung Zeya-class frigate which was the first indigenously built guided missile ...
