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Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard both day and night delivering enhanced maritime situational awareness for an array of operational tasks, through a contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Schiebel writes in a press release.

Currently deployed from the patrol vessels ICGV THOR and FREYJA , the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) is operated by Schiebel. The CAMCOPTER S-100 is expected to give the Icelandic Coast Guard the possibility of gaining bettercoverage of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

According to Schiebel, the main task is to identify vessels and activities of interest at a much greater range than normal, therebyextending the ship’s situational awareness. Activities supported include:

The S-100 executes these tasks equipped with:

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