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CAMCOPTER S-100
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CAMCOPTER S-100
SchiebelThe Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 is an Austrian-made rotary-wing UAS produced by Schiebel (Vienna/Wiener Neustadt) with ~200 kg MTOW, up to 50 kg payload, 10-hour endurance, 120 kt dash speed, and 200 km BLOS range. It is primarily designed for naval ISR missions and has seen broad military adoption across France, Australia, Thailand, Greece, and the UAE, with the French Navy operating it since 2012. The system features autonomous waypoint navigation, GPS-denied operation capability, and vendor-claimed autonomous ship-based take-off and landing requiring as few as three operators. Several facts extracted appear to relate to unrelated consumer/hobbyist drones (DJI octocopter, S177 RC drone) and have been excluded from the reconciled picture of the S-100.
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Specification
- maximum takeoff weight
- ~200 kg
- payload capacity
- Up to 50 kg total; ~34 kg in typical naval configuration; two payload bays plus side hard points
- performance - speed
- 120 kts dash speed; 55 kts cruise speed
- performance - range/BLOS
- Beyond line-of-sight up to 200 km / 108 nm
- sensors / payload options
- Wescam/L3 Harris MX-10 EO/IR gimbal; Overwatch Imaging PT-8 / PT-8DN Oceanwatch; fixed daylight and/or IR cameras; modular sensor fit including GPSAR for landmine detection
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Evidence-graded claims from the Schiebel deep report
Schiebel completed successful S-100 trials for the Belgian Navy
Vertical Magazine [12], an independent aviation trade publication, independently reported the completion of successful S-100 trials for the Belgian Navy, though the dossier does not detail trial scope or whether a procurement contract followed.
from Schiebel deep report →The S-300 was selected as the airborne platform for the EDF-funded SWORD anti-submarine warfare project, led by TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK
Defence Leaders [11], an independent defence news outlet, and Unmanned Systems Technology [13] both independently reported the S-300's selection for the SWORD EDF project and the TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK consortium lead, corroborating the vendor's own announcement [10].
from Schiebel deep report →
CAMCOPTER S-100 achieves 10-hour endurance and 50 kg payload capacity
Specs are stated on Schiebel's official homepage [1][8] and echoed in a 2005 New Atlas article [4], but no independent third-party flight test or customer verification of these figures appears in the dossier.
from Schiebel deep report →CAMCOPTER S-300 achieves 24-hour endurance and 350 kg payload capacity
Figures come exclusively from Schiebel's official homepage [1] and a vendor press release [10]; no independent test data, customer confirmation, or regulator certification of these specs is present in the dossier.
from Schiebel deep report →Schiebel secured a contract for four S-100 systems for Hellenic Navy FDI frigates, with first two units accepted in April 2026
The contract signing (February 2026) and first acceptance (April 2026) are stated on Schiebel's own homepage [1][7]; no independent news outlet, navy press office, or government procurement record in the dossier independently corroborates this specific contract.
from Schiebel deep report →
Schiebel claims to have sold over 500 air vehicles
The 500-unit figure appears only on Schiebel's own company page [2][3] with no independent audit, customer registry, or third-party market report in the dossier to verify the cumulative sales total.
from Schiebel deep report →
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