• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Singapore Airshow: UMS Skeldar target military, commercial growth

  16th February 2016

  The established unmanned military market and future commercial fee-for-service industry are key business areas for the newly formed UMS Skeldar, a joint venture between UMS …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Swiss-AS wins UMS Skeldar contract

  15th January 2016

  UMS Skeldar has awarded an AMOS contract to Swiss-AS for the maintenance and engineering of its remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), Swiss-AS announced on 12 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Saab and UMS Aero Group form JV

  23rd December 2015

  Saab will form a joint venture with UMS Aero Group to target the defence and civil tactical UAS markets, the company announced on 21 December. …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  ISTAR UAS project [Canada]

  Programme Background Objective The Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) main significant UAV project is the RCN Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aircraft System (RCN ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200 Dutch Navy

  Programme Background The Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice seeking information regarding the potential acquisition of a vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200 Belgian Navy

  Programme Background For the joint MCM programme between Belgium and the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a notice calling for information regarding the ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200B / Sea Falcon (Germany)

  Programme Background Requirements Under the Reconnaissance and Identification in the Maritime Operational Area (AImEG) project, the German Navy sought an ISR capability for its Braunschweig Class ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200 (ASW) [Canada]

  Programme Background Contract Award At Euronaval 2022, Shephard reported that UMS Skeldar and Ultra had been awarded a Phase 2 contract on 19 October to provide ...

• Military UAS - small

  Small UAV (Bulgaria)

  Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Mini UAV (Bulgaria)

  Programme Background The Bulgarian Army wants to procure UAVs to enhance the organic tactical ISR capabilities of its ground forces. According to Bulgarian media, a ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  UAV Tactical Level [Norway]

  Programme Background Request for Information (RfI) In September 2022, the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) launched a request for information in preparation for a possible ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Albatros [Poland]

  Programme Background Context This programme must be seen in the context of Poland's 185 billion Polish złotys ($48.9 billion) Technical Modernisation Plan (TMP), which the Polish ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-150

  The Skeldar V-150 is a fully autonomous modular VTOL UAV manufactured by UMS Skeldar. It is designed to support tactical operations for surveillance, emergency response, ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200

  UMS Aero Group AG and Saab formed a joint venture company called UMS SKELDAR to produce the Skeldar V-200 UAV.  The Skeldar V-200 is a flexible and highly ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  R-350

  The R-350 is an ITAR-free, rotary-wing VTOL TUAV. It contains a jet-turbine engine propulsion system. This allows it to use heavy fuels, meaning the R-350 ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Skeldar V-200B / Sea Falcon

  The Skeldar V-200B, an improved variant of the Skeldar V-200 VTOL UAV, has been designed for maritime applications. Unveiled in 2018 by UMS Skeldar, the V-200B has ...

• EO/IR systems

  OTUS-U200

  The OTUS-U200 is an EO/IR/LRF sensor system from DST Control. It features two-axis gyro-stabilisation and has a FHD and cooled MWIR or uncooled LWIR IR sensor. ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar

  PicoSAR

  The PicoSAR radar is an overland-focused multi-mode electronically scanned surveillance radar. PicoSAR has a compact and lightweight (10kg) form factor for installation on platforms with ...

• Minehunters

  City Class

  Twelve new Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) are being built to replace the ageing Tripartite-class MCMVs due to retire from service in 2023. The programme is ...

• Corvettes

  Braunschweig Class (K130)

  The German Navy's Braunschweig-class (K130) corvettes were designed and built by Blohm+Voss. It has been designed with stealth features, low draft and automated weapon and defence systems ...