CAMCOPTER ® S-100 Successfully Completes Shipboard Trials 22. February 2008

On 4th October 2007 Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAV System successfully completed a series of flights from an Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea.

Another big step has been taken in the growth of the Austrian company Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER ® S-100
Unmanned Air System into new roles. Beginning of October the unmanned helicopter
S-100 demonstrated its shipboard capability, completing flights from a ship’s helipad in
the Arabian Sea, for the Indian Navy based in Cochin, Kerala (South India).
Takeoffs from the deck were done both manually and autonomously. Landings generally
were flown autonomously to a waypoint relative to the ship at a distance of about 50 feet
above and 100 feet behind the helipad and from this waypoint the final approach and
landing were executed.
The weather conditions allowed takeoffs and landings at ship speeds between 8 kts and
16 kts with wind from northwest at up to 20 kts at light to moderate sea states.
The longest flight was two hours, demonstrating the CAMCOPTER ® S-100´s capability to
conduct reconnaissance at 12.000 ft altitude at 25 nm distance from the moving ship. The
payloads installed onboard the CAMCOPTER ® S-100 were an electro optical gimbal and
the fixed camera in the nose which sent simultaneously video to the payload workstation.
Other sensor payloads that are typically required for operational scenarios are available
too, including SAR systems.
The Ground Control Station of the CAMCOPTER ® S-100 UAS was installed inside the
ship’s hangar with the link antennas set up at the structures on top of the hangar. An IMU
(Inertial Measuring Unit) for sensing the ship movements for automatic landing and the
GPS reference antenna were positioned next to the helipad.
The activity has been organized and executed in close cooperation with Vectra Aviation,
a premier offshore helicopter service provider and Schiebel's partner in India.

About : Messrs. SCHIEBEL
Founded in 1951, the Vienna-based Schiebel Group of companies focuses on the development, testing
and production of state-of-the-art mine detection equipment and the acclaimed CAMCOPTER ® Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle System. Schiebel has built an international reputation for producing quality defence and
humanitarian products, which are backed by exceptional after-sales service and support. All products are
quality controlled to meet ISO 9001 standards. With headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Schiebel now
maintains production facilities in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, and Abu Dhabi, UAE, as well as offices in
Warrenton, VA, USA, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

About the CAMCOPTER ® S-100:
Schiebel’s latest CAMCOPTER ® S-100 UAV System has been developed to carry various sensors for both
military and civilian applications. The Aerial Vehicle is launched automatically via Vertical Takeoff and
Landing (VTOL), eliminating the need for a prepared area or additional launch and recovery equipment. It
navigates via pre-programmed GPS waypoints, or can be operated manually through a simple, yet highly
stable, flight control system. The S-100, like its predecessor, is capable of landing on helicopter deckequipped
ships without the use of additional landing equipment. Its AV fuselage is a carbon fibre
monocoque providing maximum capacity for a wide range of payload/endurance combinations. In a
standard configuration, the AV is capable of carrying 50 kg payloads and to loiter for up to 6 hours.

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