Thales and Schiebel to sharpen Peregrine’s talons with Martlet missile integration
Thales and partner Schiebel are working to arm their Peregrine rotary-wing uncrewed air system (UAS) with the former’s Martlet air-to-surface missiles, as they plot further capability enhancements for their Royal Navy (RN) customer.
Acquired under an urgent capability requirement (UCR) as part of a broader RN initiative to increase the use of uncrewed air assets – the Maritime Aviation Transformation Strategy (MATX) – the service is working with Thales to boost to the platform’s capabilities, including arming the platform for “enhanced lethality”.
“The concept we are working through at the moment is arming Peregrine with the [Lightweight Multirole Missile] Martlet,” says Moore.
A guided firing campaign is provisionally targeted for 2026 “hopefully in the UK”, he adds.
Moore says the Peregrine will be able to carry a pair of LMMs, but notes that a platform based on the larger, developmental S-300 – offering a 250kg (550lb) payload versus the S-100’s 50kg – could carry up to 10 of the missiles.
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Umsatzplus bei Steyr Motors
Der Spezialmotorenhersteller Steyr Motors hat im ersten Halbjahr den Umsatz im Jahresvergleich um 17,1 Prozent auf 23,1 Millionen Euro gesteigert. Der Hersteller von Motoren für den Rüstungssektor profitiert derzeit von weltweit stark steigenden Verteidigungsausgaben.
Roboter Ziesel von Diehl Defence im Test in der Ukraine
Aktuell testet der Tech-Cluster des ukrainischen Verteidigungsministeriums Brave1 den Roboter Ziesel von Diehl Defence. Das Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) wird im Übungszentrum der 3rd Assault Brigade der ukrainischen Streitkräfte anhand von realen Einsatzszenaren geprüft. Zudem erhalten die Mitarbeiter von Diehl Defence in diesen Testreihen das Feedback von Soldaten, die mit ihren Robotersystemen aktiv im Krieg gegen Russland wirkten.
Auch wenn der Roboter von Diehl Defence in Fachkreisen mittlerweile als Ziesel bekannt ist, bezieht sich der Name eigentlich auf die Fahrzeugplattform des österreichischen Unternehmens Mattro, die erst durch das Autonomy-Kit Platon von Diehl Defence zu einem unbemannten Bodensystem wird.
UK Police Evaluating Potential Of BVLOS UAS Operations
While currently flying helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to support police forces across the UK, NPAS is now testing an Austrian-made Schiebel S-100 UAS, with initial test flights taking place from a private site at Avonmouth near Bristol.
Funded by the UK Home Office, the S-100 is currently being flown beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)-approved nighttime Temporary Danger Area over the Severn Estuary to avoid built-up areas. The first phase of the trials began at the end of July.
A second phase, to start in the fall, will involve the use of Temporary Reserved Areas that would include day and night activations of the airspace. This airspace change is currently awaiting approval by the UK CAA.
NPAS selected the S-100 for the trials in February as part of the CAA’s BVLOS integration sandbox—an exercise with several organizations across the country to explore broader use of UAS in society.
“As technology advances, so too do the opportunities for police air support. This trial will test uncrewed aircraft capable of flying for up to six hours, equipped with mission systems comparable to those on our current fleet,” said David Walters, head of futures and innovation at NPAS. “If successful, this could pave the way for a highly capable and sustainable blended fleet of helicopters, aeroplanes and uncrewed aircraft.”
For the trials, the S-100 is fitted with an electro-optical camera and a small radar that could provide a detect-and-avoid capability, paving the way for such systems to be used in nonsegregated airspace.
According to NPAS documentation requesting the airspace changes, the trials will “assess the feasibility of using onboard radar as an element of a detect-and-avoid system which will detect uncooperative aircraft.”
The S-100 will not be used on live police missions. The development team has instead designed “synthetic taskings” to test the system’s capabilities.
“The data gathered from these trials will play a vital role in shaping future policies and accelerating the safe and effective integration of new technologies across the emergency services sector,” explained Sophie O’Sullivan, director of future of flight at the CAA.
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency already has adopted the S-100, while the UK Royal Navy has employed it as a shipborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance asset.
