Airbus teams with DCNS to develop VTOL UAV for French Navy
Airbus Helicopters and French naval shipbuilder DCNS are to offer a clean-sheet vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the French Navy (Marine Nationale : MN).
The collaboration, announced on 20 October, will see the unmanned helicopter developed in response to the MN's Système de Drones Aériens de la Marine (SDAM) requirement.
Derived from the already fielded Hélicoptères Guimbal Cabri G2 light helicopter, the VSR700 VTOL UAV will incorporate autonomous technologies already tested by Airbus Helicopters, including a sense-and-avoid capability.
With Airbus Helicopters designing the platform, designated the VSR700, DCNS will be responsible for its integration into ship-based operations. This includes the development and validation of the mission system, as well the payloads and mission datalinks.
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