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Monday, April 30, 2012

Camcopter S-100 UAV completes Italian Navy flight

[Camcopter S-100]Schiebel has announced that the Camcopter S-100 has become the first UAV to operate from an Italian Navy vessel.

The UAV completed a flight from the ITS Bersagliere, a Soldati Class frigate, further consolidating the system’s position within the maritime rotary UAV sector.

The S-100 conducted the 4.5 hour flight from the Italian Navy Base of La Spezia. During the flight it successfully carried out a number of observation missions for observers from the Italian Navy, carrying a Wescam MX-10 camera payload, and transmitting high definition images in real-time.

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