Australia Selects S-100 Camcopter, 06-May-22 : #drones As part of the Royal Australian Navy Sea 129 Phase 5 program Schiebel in partnership with Raytheon will deliver an undisclosed number of S-100 Camcopter drones as shipborne VTOL aircraft. The RAN is already operating three of them since 2018
HMAS Ballarat in Talisman Sabre 2021, 03-Aug-21 : #TS21 Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) took part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 carrying a 816 Squadron MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and a 822X Squadron Camcopter drone
Royal Australian Navy Extends Drone Contract, 27-Jul-21 : #drones Royal Australian Navy (RAN) signed 3-year renewal contract for Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 capability. RAN 822 Squadron using this drone since 2018
RAN 822X Squadron Commissioned with Drones, 31-Oct-18 : #822Squadron Royal Australian Navy (RAN) transitioned the Naval Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit (NUASU) to 822X Squadron at Nowra to operate the Schiebel S-100 Camcopter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
