UAVs in multiple classes proliferate in South Korea
South Korea is rapidly advancing its UAV programmes and counter-drone capabilities in response to increasing threats from North Korea’s unmanned aerial systems.
UMS Skeldar is reassessing the R-350 rotary-wing VTOL programme as part of wider plans to concentrate on larger customer demand for its V-200 sister platform.
During the 2017 edition of the Dubai Airshow, the unmanned manufacturer had spoken to Shephard about holding R-350 Middle East flight demonstrations in 2018, but those never went ahead, primarily because ‘paying customers’ of the V-200 came forward in the interim, leaving the company to make R-350 adjustments.
‘It’s going to evolve into something else,’ David Willems, VP business development and strategy at UMS Skeldar, explained when asked about the R-350, but would not disclose
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South Korea is rapidly advancing its UAV programmes and counter-drone capabilities in response to increasing threats from North Korea’s unmanned aerial systems.
Inspired by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the British Army has one eye on the future as it develops its ability to operate FPV UAS.
The confrontation followed a history of untroubled fly-throughs by similar drones en route to Ukraine.
The contract covers disposal and training vehicles for the Belgian and Dutch navies.
The hangar will be used to eventually produce 200-300 drones per year.
The system will now move on to data analysis and rapid prototyping, so it can be deployed as fast as possible.