UK Royal Navy Debuts Shipborne Uncrewed Helicopter To Hunt Drugs

Peregrine

Credit: Royal Navy
LONDON—The UK Royal Navy has debuted an uncrewed rotorcraft on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East. HMS Lancaster, a Type 23 frigate, has put the Peregrine rotorcraft, a Schiebel S-100 uncrewed helicopter, into operations in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman. The helicopter has been operating...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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