What lasts a long time

To date, the introduction of an unmanned aerial vehicle for the Corvettes 130 has not been successful. A look at the project history reveals the reasons for this.

An unmanned aerial system (UAS) was planned for the Korvette 130 at an early stage. This was initially aimed at the realisation of the SAATEG VTOL (Strategic Imaging Reconnaissance in the Depth of the Operational Area - Vertical Take-off and Landing), which was to be supplied by the Swiss company Schiebel. A joint introduction with the was considered in phases, as land-based deployment was also planned. Various unfulfilled requirement criteria, such as the use of the F-44 aviation fuel commonly used on ships and the automatic take-off and landing capability, led to the project being cancelled in 2013.