Schiebel and Patria Collaborating
Schiebel and Patria are working together to integrate the latter’s Compact Airborne Networking Data Link (CANDL) onto the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS as part of a programme aimed at examining how CAMCOPTER can be deployed in direct support of manned helicopter operations.

CANDL provides a solid backbone for exploring the benefits of Manned-UnManned Teaming (MUM-T) operations, where the combined strengths of each air asset can be optimised to increase overall situational awareness and enhance decision making. As Schiebel’s Chief Technical Officer Chris Day points out, “using the unmanned element of a MUM-T operation to provide both the forward and higher altitude view will help to keep pilots and the manned assets safe as well as improve overall mission effectiveness.”