UK Peregrine UAS completes factory acceptance testing

The Peregrine UAS, which comprises a Schiebel S-100 Camcopter and a Thales I-Master radar, will be deployed onboard an RN Type 23 frigate in the Gulf from 2024. (Schiebel)

Thales and Schiebel have successfully completed factory acceptance testing (FAT) of the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Peregrine Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) integrated with Thales l-Master radar.

Announcing the milestone on 30 August, the two companies said the FAT approval marked an important step towards final delivery of the Camcopter S-100 UAS Peregrine system, which is destined to provide RN Duke-class Type 23 frigates with enhanced situational awareness, principally in the Gulf region.

With the FAT approval in place, the Peregrine programme is set to commence its first deliveries “ahead of schedule”, Thales said.