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Greece orders Schiebel Camcopter S-100 for new French-built frigates

Greece has ordered Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 uncrewed aerial system for operation from its navy's incoming fleet of French-built frigates, boosting shipborne ISR and over-the-horizon surveillance capability as the vessels enter service. The deal underscores growing demand for rotary-wing UAS integration on European warships.

Discovered 2026-02-13T03:33:31.084336-08:00 | 2026-02-13T03:33:31.084336-08:00

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Improves frigate situational awareness: the Camcopter S-100 will extend the new ships' maritime ISR and targeting reach, directly affecting patrol, ASW and maritime-domain-awareness missions (see Belgium's Mediterranean UAS deployments) (source:f30503c1-db16-4019-b06a-657bc34e621f).
Signals European naval UAS procurement trend: the purchase complements other recent maritime UAS programs and shipborne trials, indicating growing competition and integration work between vendors and navies (source:18c31814-2e50-41cc-b902-48a205aed18b).
Reinforces market momentum for shipboard UAS solutions: naval customers and maritime agencies are increasingly evaluating rotorcraft and VTOL UAS for surveillance and multi-mission roles, accelerating integration and support requirements for prime contractors (source:be62289b-f9c4-4b58-bd8d-2a0115fde01e).

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