TSAMTO, December 23. Naval Group on behalf of the command of the French Navy has started operating two unmanned aircraft systems S-100 "Kamkopter" company Schiebel as part of four unmanned aerial vehicles.
They will be stationed aboard the French Navy's Batiment de Projection et de Commandement (BPC) Tonnerre and Mistral amphibious command ships.
The purchase was made after the successful integration Of the s-100 Kamkopter on Board the Dixmud Mistral-class ship in 2019. This is the first in Europe case when BLAH GDP was integrated with the command and control system Mistral-class helicopter carrier. Acceptance tests of the two systems were conducted with the participation of representatives of the Naval Group and the French Navy and were completed in the last week of October. Over the next few months, the acquired s-100 UAVS will be integrated on Board the Tonnerre and Mistral of the French Navy, increasing their capabilities in the field of information collection, surveillance and intelligence. S-100 vertical take-off and landing UAVS can be used at any time of the day, carry several payloads with a total weight of up to 50 kg.
As reported by TSAMTO, in the summer of 2018, the UAV S-100 "Kamkopter" of Schiebel was placed on Board the ship "Dixmud" of the Mistral class, which participated in the training mission "Joan of Arc-2018", in order to test its suitability for performing tasks at sea. As expected, IN case of receiving a positive rating, s-100 UAVS will be purchased for all three MISTRAL-class DVKDS.
In November 2019, the Directorate - General for armaments of the French Ministry of the armed forces (DGA) announced that the S-100 is fully integrated with the dixmud DVKD. Naval Group the group carried out the necessary modification of the ship in the spring of 2019 after successful two-year operational tests that guarantee compatibility between the ship and the UAV.
