UMS SKELDAR

UMS SKELDAR develops, manufactures and supports the SKELDAR V-200 rotary-wing unmanned aircraft for maritime, defence and civil missions. Founded as a Saab and UMS Aero joint venture in 2015, the company became wholly owned by Saab in the first quarter of 2024 and integrates aircraft, mission systems, payloads, training and support for shipborne operations.

Facts

Segment: Aerial Robotics And Drones
Country: Switzerland
Founded: 2015
Website: https://umsskeldar.aero/

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About UMS SKELDAR

UMS SKELDAR develops, manufactures and supports the SKELDAR V-200 rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft system. The platform is designed for shipborne and land-based intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and payload missions, with aircraft, mission systems, training and support supplied as an integrated programme.

Saab has wholly owned the company since 2024. The V-200 accepts different radar, electronic-warfare, communications and optical payloads, so endurance and mission capability depend on the fitted configuration and customer approval.

3 commercial events; 3 contract awards; latest event 2022-10-21

2022-10-21 - Contract award - UMS SKELDAR and Ultra win Canadian ASW phase - source: navalnews.com
2020-07-09 - Contract award - ECA orders ten V-200 systems for mine warfare - source: janes.com
2019-05-10 - Contract award - QinetiQ team wins Canadian V-200 contract - source: ainonline.com

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Timeline

2024-04-26 - Acquisition - Saab acquires remaining UMS SKELDAR shares - Saab disclosed the completed transaction with its first-quarter results on April 26, 2024. The parent acquired the remaining UMS SKELDAR shares for what it described as a minor consideration. The transaction converted the former joint venture into a wholly… - source: saab.com
2023-09-12 - Demonstration - V-200 sonobuoy capability debuts at DSEI - The companies unveiled the integrated solution at DSEI on September 12, 2023. The V-200 carries and dispenses sonobuoys while Ultra technology processes the acoustic data. The demonstration showed how an unmanned helicopter can extend maritime surveillance… - source: navalnews.com
2022-10-21 - Contract Award - UMS SKELDAR and Ultra win Canadian ASW phase - The partners announced the IDEaS Phase 2 award on October 21, 2022. The work adapts the V-200 to deploy sonobuoys for detecting and tracking submarines. The program evaluates rotary-wing unmanned aircraft as an extended anti-submarine sensor for the Royal… - source: navalnews.com

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Relations

Ultra Maritime - Asw Partner - UMS SKELDAR and Ultra Maritime jointly developed a V-200 sonobuoy and anti-submarine-warfare capability.
Saab - Parent Company - UMS SKELDAR became a wholly owned Saab subsidiary after Saab acquired the remaining shares.
ECA Group - Program Customer - ECA Group ordered ten V-200 systems for the Belgian-Dutch mine-countermeasures program.

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