Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Schiebel Camcopter S-300 Selected for Anti-Sub Evaluation
European SWORD project to evaluate uncrewed platform in naval role
S-300 hovering above sea
The SWORD initiative’s chosen airborne platform is the Camcopter S-300, the largest unmanned vehicle in Schiebel’s uncrewed aerial vehicle lineup. It was designed to operate in both maritime and land-based environments.

The European Defence Fund has selected Schiebel’s Camcopter S-300 uncrewed air system (UAS) to be assessed as part of a European Union-backed initiative to mature anti-submarine technology. Based on a June 1 announcement, the S-300 will be part of the Stand-off anti-submarine Warfare Operations by Remote Deployment (SWORD) program.

The SWORD consortium will be led by German maritime defense technology developer TKMS Atlas Elekronik and will run for 36 months. With involvement by several other European partners, the project aims to advance a mature concept design for future anti-submarine warfare capabilities via a ‘system-of-systems’ approach.