News Story: UMS SKELDAR announces 1st customer with delivery of the SKELDAR V-200 VTOL UAV to Indonesia

SKELDAR V-200 (Image: Wiki Commons)

Europe’s only fixed-wing and rotary UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) provider, UMS SKELDAR, has completed delivery and acceptance tests for Indonesia of the SKELDAR V-200 VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) UAV. The deal is the world’s first delivery of the only heavy fuel UAV platform in its class.

World leading designer and manufacturer of high endurance RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems), UMS SKELDAR announced today (15-02-2017) its working partnership and the commencement of a training programme contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Indonesia.

The MoD of the Republic of Indonesia deployed the SKELDAR V-200 as part of performance and acceptance tests during Q4 2016, paving the way for the procurement and pilot training in Indonesia. With the world’s second longest coastlines, the tests and patrol evaluations confirmed the multi-payload and low footprint of the SKELDAR V-200 across land and navy applications.

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News Story: Skeldar Rotary Wing UAV Looks for Lift-off With Southeast Asian Customer

Skeldar V200 (Image: Wiki Commons)

By Andrew Chuter

SINGAPORE — UMS Skeldar is on course to make its first sale of a Saab-developed unmanned rotary wing vehicle this year, said executives of the Swiss-based company at the Singapore Airshow.

“We are close to our first Skeldar V200 sale. It’s definitely going to be this year. It’s a southeast Asian customer who requires it for a mix of maritime and land-based missions,” said George Duncan, UMS Skeldar’s Asian sales chief.

In a separate development, the company is due to start deliveries of its F-330 fixed wing unmanned vehicle to the Indonesian Army in the next few days.

Skeldar  F330

UMS Skeldar was formed last December when small UAV builder UMS joined forces with defense industry giant Saab to form an alliance bringing together the Swedish company’s Skeldar unmanned helicopter program with its Swiss partners fixed- and rotary-wing line-up.

Saab transferred Skeldar technology and a small team of engineers in a deal that gives it a 47 percent holding in UMS Skeldar.

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