CAMCOPTER S-100 attains EASA design verification report

SCHIEBEL’S CAMCOPTER S-100 has attained its first ever Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System (RWUAS) Design Verification Report (DVR) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency(EASA).

The DVR for the specific category of UAS operations was issued after a rigorous evaluation process, including 300 EASA-observed flight hours proving airworthiness, safety and enhanced containment, as well as successfully demonstrating laser safety, cyber security features and HIRF (High Intensity Radiated Fields) resistance. The DVR process was set in place by EASA at the end of 2021 and aims at ensuring safe drone operations in Europe.

This EASA report enables the French Navy to issue a “Military Operational Type Authorisation” and facilitates the approval processes for S-100 flight operations in all EASA member states.

Schiebel Group Chairman Hans Georg Schiebel said, “receiving the DVR is a significant milestone for our company and a major step towards fully certifying the CAMCOPTER S-100″.

The CAMCOPTER S-100 contributed to maritime security operations around Marseille during the recent Paris Olympics, deploying from the Flottille 36F unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base at Hyères, near Toulon. The S-100 covered a total of 22,500 nautical square miles and supplied authorities with real-time data of the waters around Marseille, where a number of sailing, kitesurfing and windsurfing events took place. Its high performance Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera paired with an Automatic Identification System (AIS) allowed it to monitor and detect any suspicious activities at sea.-shp/adj/dl (Pix:SCHIEBEL)