Greece procures CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS for FDI HN Frigates

Today, the Hellenic Navy authorized an agreement to get 4 Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS for its Kimon-class (FDI HN) frigates. The initial system, each system with 2 S-100 air cars, will certainly be released on HS Kimon in springtime 2026, along with a land-based system for training, with preliminary teams finishing training by the very same duration.

Schiebel news release

Vienna, 13 February 2026: The Classical Navy has actually authorized an agreement to acquire ship-based CAMCOPTER ® S-100 Unmanned Air Equipments (UAS) to be released on the Hellenic Navy’s Frégate de Protection et d’Intervention (FDI) Belharra-class frigates, specifically HS (Classical Ship) Kimon, Nearchos and Formion.

The HS (Classical Ship) Kimon, which got here in Greece in January 2026, will certainly be furnished with the CAMCOPTER ® S-100 in springtime 2026. One more system will certainly be run from land and utilized for training, in addition to to boost driver effectiveness. The training of the preliminary Greek CAMCOPTER ® S-100 teams is arranged to be finished in springtime 2026.

The continuing to be S-100 systems will certainly be ship-based and released from the Hellenic Navy’s Frégate de Protection et d’Intervention (FDI) Belharra-class frigates, specifically HS (Classical Ship) Nearchos and Formion. HS Nearchos is arranged for late 2026, while HS Formion is anticipated to get here by very early 2027. The French Naval Group-built frigates are pre-fitted for the CAMCOPTER ® S-100 combination, making it possible for fast installment and functional intro.

Furnished with a Wescam MX-10 EO/IR video camera gimbal and an Overwatch Imaging PT-8 Oceanwatch, the S-100 systems will certainly boost the Hellenic Navy’s frigate fleet procedures throughout a variety of goals, such as maritime safety and security, search and rescue procedures, ecological surveillance, control of the nation’s unique financial area (EEZ) and Anti-Submarine War (ASW).

We are incredibly happy that the CAMCOPTER ® S-100 is the UAS of selection for the Hellenic Navy. With its tested maritime efficiency, endurance and haul ability, the S-100 will certainly supply leaders with prolonged situational understanding, additional improving the functional abilities of the Hellenic Navy’s surface area pressures

Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman of the Schiebel Team

CAMCOPTER S-100

Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER ® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) is an operationally confirmed ability for armed forces and private applications. The Upright Departure and Touchdown (VTOL) UAS calls for no ready location or sustaining tools to make it possible for launch and recuperation. It runs by day and by evening, under unfavorable climate condition, with a past line-of-sight ability bent on 200 kilometres/ 108 nm, over land and sea. Its carbon fiber and titanium body offers ability for a variety of payload/endurance mixes approximately a solution ceiling of 5,500 m/ 18,000 ft. The dashboard rate is 100 kts and the cruise ship rate 55 kts.

In a normal setup, the CAMCOPTER ® S-100 brings a 34-kg/ 75-lbs payload approximately 10 hours and is powered with AVGas or JP-5 hefty gas. High-def haul images is sent to the control terminal in genuine time. Along with its conventional general practitioner waypoint or hands-on navigating, the S-100 can efficiently run in atmospheres where GPS is not readily available, with goals prepared and managed by means of an easy point-and click icon. The modern unmanned helicopter is backed by Schiebel’s exceptional consumer assistance and training solutions.

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CAMCOPTER S-100 Enhances Greek FDI Frigate Abilities

Naval Information initially reported information on the Hellenic Navy’s S-100 program in 2025, when Lubos Šrámek, Business Supervisor for Europe at Schiebel, shared unique insights into the S-100 CAMCOPTER UAS during an interview with Naval Information at DEFEA 2025.

Aboard French vessels, the CAMCOPTER S-100 systems are completely incorporated with the SETIS CMS, guaranteeing smooth functional interoperability. The combination is executed via Naval Team’s STEERIS MS (Mission System) that handles the goals of any type of drone or independent system. Existing aboard the Mistral-class LHD, and in the near future aboard FREMM frigates, the STEERIS command and control (C2) remedy permits the control and information combination of the UxV with/in the fight info facility (CIC). It is uncertain at this phase if the Hellenic Navy frigate are fitted with STEERIS. What is particular nonetheless, is that the FDI frigates are being built with complete stipulations for the system from the beginning.

Each S-100 system contains 2 air cars, both housed in the FDI’s devoted garage, numerous hauls, a control system with 2 driver workstations, and an information web link. While many goals call for just one air car, the 2nd makes certain high accessibility (over 90%) or undertakes upkeep. The dual-vehicle setup likewise permits objective adaptability, with one UAS, for instance, releasing sonobuoys for seaside security while the 2nd, furnished with an information relay haul, prolongs information transmission variety. An overall of 4 systems will certainly be supplied to Greece, 3 of which will certainly be released aboard FDI HN frigates, while the initial system will originally be land-based at Marathon for training objectives. The Hellenic Navy maintains the choice to later on appoint this system to a 4th frigate or maintain it onto land, with strategies to acquire a 5th system.

Setup and combination will certainly be performed by Naval Team in Greece, with all cabling and system combination done in your area. Additional information on the Greek program can be discovered in the short article “S-100 CAMCOPTER Strengthens Greek FDI Frigate Capabilities“

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