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France places follow-on order for five Schiebel S-100 Camcopter shipborne ISR systems for FREMM frigate integration

The French Navy has ordered five additional CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned aerial systems for use from FREMM-class frigates under its naval unmanned aviation programme. Each system includes two VTOL S-100 Camcopters, to be supplied by Schiebel via prime contractor Naval Group with progressive deliveries.

Discovered 2026-04-10T04:58:15.486612-07:00 | 2026-04-10T04:58:15.486612-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The order expands the French Navy’s shipborne rotary-wing ISR drone inventory, adding five unmanned aviation systems for integration on FREMM frigates.
  • Each “system” pairs two VTOL S-100 Camcopter air vehicles, indicating a scaling approach that can increase ISR coverage per ship while leveraging existing drone basing and operations.
  • The contracting path—Schiebel supply under Naval Group as prime—signals how major European primes are structuring unmanned systems procurement and integration for naval platforms.

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2026-04-10T04:58:15.486612-07:00
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