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SAAB Skeldar VTOL UAV Operationally Deployed by the Spanish Navy for Atalanta
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SAAB Skeldar VTOL UAV Operationally Deployed by the Spanish Navy for
Atalanta
Defence and security
company Saab’s Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Skeldar is now operationally
deployed on-board the offshore patrol vessel BAM Meteoro. Skedlar
is supporting the Spanish Navy with surveillance capabilities while
taking part in the EU Atalanta operation in the Gulf of Aden.
SAAB Skeldar
VTOL UAV
Earlier
this year Saab announced a contract to deploy the Skeldar Unmanned Aerial
System (UAS) for maritime operations. Skeldar is now operationally deployed
on-board the Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel BAM Meteoro.
Mikael Franzén, Director of Saab’s Product Area Tactial
UAS comments:
“The Skeldar UAS is operated together with a manned helicopter
to enhance the vessel’s surveillance capabilities during its mission
to fight piracy as part of the EU Atalanta operation in the Gulf of
Aden.”
SAAB Skeldar
VTOL UAV
Prior
to the Atalanta deployment successful integration trials were conducted
on-board the BAM Relámpago in the waters outside the Canary Islands.
“Since signing the first contact we are seeing an increasing interest
for Skeldar where more and more potential customers are discovering
Skeldar’s unique strengths and features, including air worthiness,
heavy fuel engine, high performance and operational capability,”
concludes Mikael Franzén.
Skeldar is a rotary wing, short to medium range UAV that can be controlled
from a tailored control station. It can be equipped with a wide range
of payloads, including surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition
and 3D mapping. The system can be used for both civil and military purposes.