Wed, Aug 12, 2009
Unmanned Rotorcraft Can Fly Autonomous Missions
The Boeing Company and Schiebel Industries AG of Austria said
Tuesday they have signed a teaming agreement to pursue marketing
and support opportunities for Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100.
The S-100 is a compact unmanned aerial vehicle that provides a
platform for a wide variety of payloads, including a stabilized
video system for surveillance and reconnaissance.
"This teaming agreement allows us to offer another quality
unmanned airborne platform to customers who depend on the
intelligence these aircraft can provide," said Vic Sweberg,
director of Boeing Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS). "It will
further enable our new division to deliver innovative solutions
tailored to our customers' needs and budgets."
The S-100, is an autonomous helicopter that uses vertical
takeoff and landing technology. The aircraft can be programmed to
fly autonomous missions via a point-and-click computer software
interface, or be directed manually with a joystick. It also can
operate under adverse weather conditions and beyond line-of-sight
on land and at sea. Its data link range extends up to 200 km, with
a service ceiling of 18,000 feet.
"We are excited about teaming with Boeing's newly created
Unmanned Airborne Systems division," said Hans G. Schiebel,
director of Schiebel Industries AG. "Through this collaboration, we
hope to leverage Boeing's depth of experience and proven contacts
to provide the S-100 to U.S. government and military customers. The
CAMCOPTER S-100 could have applications for a variety of civilian
customers, as well."
Photo Courtesy Scheibel
Darren Sekiguchi, director of Boeing Intelligence, Surveillance
& Reconnaissance Services, said that CAMCOPTER S-100 users
"will benefit from Boeing's experience in supporting unmanned
airborne systems. Our field service representatives have
collectively flown more than 200,000 hours while providing command
and logistics support to a variety of unmanned airborne systems
programs."
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