Facts

• Segment: Defense
• Country: Austria
• Founded: 1951
• Website: https://schiebel.net/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Relationships
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

Schiebel develops unmanned helicopter systems and mine-detection equipment. Its CAMCOPTER aircraft are vertical-takeoff UAS platforms used for naval, border, surveillance and intelligence missions where operators need ship-capable aerial sensing without a runway.

Market context

Schiebel is a mature European unmanned-aircraft builder with recurring naval UAS contracts across allied customers. Its CAMCOPTER platforms provide a rotary-wing aerial robotics layer for shipborne ISR, anti-submarine support, maritime surveillance and defense autonomy. Ship-based VTOL UAS, maritime surveillance, ISTAR missions, anti-submarine evaluation, sensor payload integration, and naval fleet support.

Facts

• Website: https://schiebel.net/
• HQ: Vienna, Vienna, Austria
• Founded: 1951
• Segment: Defense

Commercial

5 commercial events; 5 contract awards; latest event 2026-06-01

• 2026-06-01 - Contract award - CAMCOPTER S-300 selected for European Defence Fund SWORD anti-submarine project - source: schiebel.net
• 2026-04-09 - Contract award - French Navy orders additional CAMCOPTER S-100 systems - source: edrmagazine.eu
• 2026-02-13 - Contract award - Hellenic Navy procures CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS for FDI frigates - source: schiebel.net
• 2024-02-20 - Contract award - Schiebel wins CAMCOPTER S-300 contract for South Korean Navy - source: defenseadvancement.com
• 2023-02-10 - Contract award - Schiebel and Thales awarded Royal Navy Peregrine UAS contract - source: schiebel.net

European naval UAS builder with CAMCOPTER platforms

European naval UAS builder with CAMCOPTER platforms

• Target environment: Naval vessels, maritime patrol, anti-submarine evaluation, border security, ISR, search and rescue and defense surveillance missions
• Deployment model: Ship-based UAS procurement, partner-integrated sensor packages, naval support contracts and fleet deployment
• Customer context: European navies, allied defense ministries, ship integrators, defense primes and maritime security operators
• Workflow context: ISR, maritime surveillance, target acquisition, shipboard UAS operation, sensor payload deployment and naval mission support
• Commercial maturity: Established company founded in 1951 with multiple CAMCOPTER naval contracts and acceptance milestones
• Market position: Mature rotary-wing UAS builder for naval and maritime defense users
• Adoption constraints: Naval integration, sensor payload certification, shipboard operational safety, export controls, maintenance support and customer procurement cycles
• Adjacent context: Adjacent to naval UAS builders, maritime ISR sensors, ship systems integrators, anti-submarine systems and defense aerospace companies.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-01 - Contract Award - CAMCOPTER S-300 selected for European Defence Fund SWORD anti-submarine project - Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-300 was selected as the airborne platform for SWORD, a European Defence Fund project.
• 2026-04-23 - Capability - Schiebel completes first CAMCOPTER S-100 acceptance milestone for Hellenic Navy - Schiebel and the Hellenic Navy completed acceptance tests for the first two CAMCOPTER S-100 systems.
• 2026-04-09 - Contract Award - French Navy orders additional CAMCOPTER S-100 systems - The French Navy ordered five additional CAMCOPTER S-100 systems through DGA and Naval Group.
• 2026-02-13 - Contract Award - Hellenic Navy procures CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS for FDI frigates - The Hellenic Navy signed a contract to procure four CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS for its new FDI frigates.
• 2025-10-24 - Product Launch - Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-300 showcased publicly at ADEX 2025 - Schiebel showcased the CAMCOPTER S-300 publicly at ADEX 2025 in Seoul.
• 2024-02-20 - Contract Award - Schiebel wins CAMCOPTER S-300 contract for South Korean Navy - Schiebel won a contract with Hanwha Systems to supply CAMCOPTER S-300 systems.
• 2023-02-10 - Contract Award - Schiebel and Thales awarded Royal Navy Peregrine UAS contract - Schiebel and Thales were awarded the UK Ministry of Defence Peregrine UAS contract for the Royal Navy.

Relationships

• supplier - The French Navy ordered additional Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 systems.
• Royal Navy - Royal Navy Peregrine UAS customer - Schiebel and Thales won the Peregrine UAS contract for Royal Navy maritime surveillance.

Customers and deployments

• Additional Camcopter Order Status - additional CAMCOPTER S-100 systems ordered - 2026-04-09 - French Navy - naval UAS - The French Navy ordered additional Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 systems. - source posture: Third Party…
• Commercial Rollout - Peregrine UAS contract - 2023-02-10 - UK Ministry of Defence / Royal Navy - United Kingdom - Schiebel and Thales won the UK Ministry of Defence Peregrine contract to deliver CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS for…