Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-300 Unmanned Air System (UAS) has been selected as the airborne platform for a European Defence Fund project focused on stand-off anti-submarine warfare operations.
Known as SWORD, the 36-month project aims to develop a System-of-Systems concept for stand-off Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). Led by a consortium under TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, the initiative brings together leading European defence and technology partners to advance a mature concept design for future ASW capabilities. The project is intended to provide an integrated sensor-to-shooter functional chain that enables naval platforms to detect, track, classify and neutralise submerged threats.
Schiebel will contribute its CAMCOPTER S-300 to the consortium. The platform is a heavy-lift Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAS designed with extended endurance, high payload capacity and a compact operational footprint. These features make the platform suited to support complex maritime missions and the remote deployment of advanced sensor and mission payloads.
The project underlines the growing need for unmanned systems in naval operations. Designed to operate in both maritime and land-based environments, the CAMCOPTER S-300 provides a flexible airborne capability for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), as well as extended mission profiles requiring larger payloads, longer endurance and operational adaptability.
Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman of the Schiebel Group, commented,”We are proud that the CAMCOPTER® S-300 has been selected for this important European Defence initiative. SWORD is a great example of European cooperation in a highly relevant maritime defence domain. The selection of the S-300 highlights the platform’s potential to support future ASW concepts with a flexible, unmanned and operationally efficient capability.”
The SWORD consortium includes partners from across Europe. The collaborative project supports the European Defence Fund’s broader objective of strengthening defence research and innovation within the European Union.
