Like Schiebel announced in a recent press release, the company successfully demonstrated solutions for the use of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) probes, bathymetric scans for rapid environmental assessment (REA) and mine countermeasures (MCM) as well as the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) with its Camcopter S-100 during the “Repmus” (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) and “Dynamic Messenger 2023” exercises in Portugal.
According to Schiebel, various sensors and payloads were used during the month-long large-scale NATO exercise, with the Camcopter S-100 being reconfigured between missions. https://militaeraktuell.at/auslandseinsaetze-des-bundesheeres-verlaengert/ At “Repmus”, Schiebel and Thales focused on the transmission of data from sonobuoys. This year, the S-100 has now been deployed with a sonobuoy dispenser that can successfully deploy NATO-standard G-size sonobuoys. “The combination of these two capabilities enables the Schiebel Unmanned Air System (UAS) to offer an end-to-end solution for ASW,” as stated in the press release.
In the MCM area, Schiebel used its Camcopter S-100 to demonstrate the VQ-840-G LiDAR from the Austrian company Riegl in collaboration with Thales. “Thanks to the open architecture of the Thales MCM Mission Management System (M-CUBE), which enables fast and flexible integration of sensors from other manufacturers, the Camcopter S-100 was able to perform a full airborne MCM mine hunt and achieve 100 percent detection of all mine targets.” Schiebel also showcased its role in supporting advanced FGD missions by using the S-100’s cargo hook to deploy the Yuco AUV from French company Seaber and Teledyne’s APEX float to provide a bathymetric situational picture. The Fugro Rapid Airborne Multibeam Mapping System (RAMMS) from the US company Areté was also integrated, which closed the gap in the surf zone in particular, which cannot be safely reached by surface devices.
Unmanned-unmanned teaming (U-UT) was showcased in the NATO exercise, where the S-100 relayed data from an Alseamar Seaexplorer underwater glider to a Combat Management System (CMS), validating the underwater vehicle’s ability to operate in a satellite-free environment. “The NATO exercises ‘Repmus’ and ‘Dynamic Messenger’ were exceptional opportunities for us to demonstrate our innovative capabilities. Once again, the S-100 proved that it can support the latest maritime defense solutions such as ASW and MCM, delivering highly sought-after capabilities in the market,” said Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman of the Schiebel Group.
“Once again, the S-100 has proven that it can support the latest maritime defense solutions such as ASW and MCM, delivering capabilities that are in high demand in the market.
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Schiebel-Chef Hans Georg Schiebel
Schiebel’s partners in the two exercises included Areté, Thales, Seaber (Yuco), Teledyne (APEX), Alseamar (Seaexplorer), Riegl and Fugro. The S-100’s participation in the exercises was sponsored by both the British Royal Navy and the US Office of Naval Research. “Repmus” and “Dynamic Messenger” were organized by the Portuguese Navy.
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