Australien führt Schiebel Camcopter S-100 ein

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Australien führt Schiebel Camcopter S-100 ein

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Schiebel S-100 UAV selected for Australian navy requirement
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter for an initial phase of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) programme to acquire a maritime unmanned aircraft system (MUAS), a ministerial spokesperson confirmed to Janes on 3 May.

The S-100 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will now proceed through a single-source procurement process for the first block of the AUD1.3 billion (USD960 million) three-block MUAS programme under Project Sea 129 Phase 5.

The number of S-100s under consideration for the first block has not been disclosed, although an unconfirmed media report referred to an initial procurement of 40.

Proposed by Raytheon Australia and its partner Schiebel Pacific, the S-100 was chosen without an open tender from five shortlisted contenders for single-source consideration in a move that would advance initial operating capability (IOC) by 18 months, the ministerial spokesperson said.

Although the anticipated IOC date was not disclosed, sources pointed out that prior to contract signature the Raytheon-Schiebel proposal must now undergo a full single-source procurement evaluation to ensure it meets all requirements and provides value for money. This could take six months.

The four unsuccessful contenders were Insitu Pacific, offering its Scan Eagle/Integrator family; Northrop Grumman, teaming with Leonardo with the AWHero; Textron with the Aerosonde V4/HQ system; and BAE Systems with an undisclosed air vehicle.

Block One of Sea 129 Phase 5 is the first part of a 30-year continuous improvement programme, with five-year rolling block upgrades that will incorporate new technology.

Block One will run from 2024 - or possibly earlier - to 2028 and provide unmanned intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting capabilities to be embareked on the RAN's eight in-service Anzac-class frigates and 12 Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), the first of which will be commissioned in 2023.

The Block Two requirement, running from 2029 to 2033, will refresh the OPV capability and equip the RAN's nine Hinter-class future frigates as well as being capable of deployment on other ship classes.

Block Three, scheduled from 2034 to 2038, will involve a comprehensive update and refresh of the MUAS to accomodate new payloads and other capability enhancements.
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