The Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that it has signed a contract with Sweden-based UMS Skeldar Sweden AB for the procurement of V-200 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…
The number of V-200 UAVs to be procured under the contract and its total value have not been disclosed.
The V-200 is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV that can be equipped with various sensors to meet different operational requirements.
These include electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) systems for day and night surveillance missions, the ViDAR system for maritime surveillance and surface target detection, radars for detecting moving targets, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), cameras, communication systems and electronic warfare systems.
The V-200 can reach a maximum speed of 150 km/h and operate at an altitude of up to 3,000 meters…