{"id":33133,"date":"2023-05-15T16:49:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T16:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/15\/airbus-sdam-maritime-drone-achieves-milestone-in-french-test\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:45:39","slug":"airbus-sdam-maritime-drone-achieves-milestone-in-french-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/uas\/2023\/05\/15\/airbus-sdam-maritime-drone-achieves-milestone-in-french-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus SDAM maritime drone achieves milestone in French test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STUTTGART, Germany \u2014 France has tested the VSR700 vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aerial system demonstrator for the first time, marking a key milestone in the development of the nation\u2019s next-generation maritime drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aircraft developer Airbus and France\u2019s military procurement office, Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019Armement, or DGA, jointly conducted the test this month, Airbus said in a May 15 press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2023\/03\/28\/airbus-demos-in-flight-autonomous-guidance-of-target-drone-with-tanker\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/First-Flight-AutoMate-Demonstrator-06.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Airbus demos in-flight autonomous guidance of target drone with tanker<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The first flight test lasted about six hours, with four launched receivers sequentially controlled and commanded via artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VSR700 UAS serves as a demonstrator for the French Navy\u2019s \u201cSDAM\u201d future maritime drone program, the acronym standing for the French \u201cSyst\u00e8me de Drone A\u00e9rien pour la Marine.\u201d Once operational, the SDAMs are expected to be deployed aboard France\u2019s FREMM multi-mission frigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One key capability for the new system is vertical takeoff and landing, as well as autonomous takeoff and landing. Airbus said Monday that the aircraft performed 80 fully autonomous takeoffs and landings from a civil vessel outfitted with a helicopter deck, off France\u2019s West Coast of Brittany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4724\" height=\"3150\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frigate-Fog-Landing-Deckfinder-2-VSR700.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frigate-Fog-Landing-Deckfinder-2-VSR700.jpg.jpg 4724w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frigate-Fog-Landing-Deckfinder-2-VSR700.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frigate-Fog-Landing-Deckfinder-2-VSR700.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frigate-Fog-Landing-Deckfinder-2-VSR700.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frigate-Fog-Landing-Deckfinder-2-VSR700.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frigate-Fog-Landing-Deckfinder-2-VSR700.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4724px) 100vw, 4724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frigate Fog Landing Deckfinder 2 VSR700 (Airbus)\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VSR700 prototype opened its flight envelope in winds above 40 knots, accumulated eight hours of testing in 14 flights, and made successful landings in several different sea states, said Nicolas Delmas, head of the VSR700 program at Airbus Helicopters in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SDAM program aims to develop an vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAS capable of flying for eight hours, carry multiple payloads, and reach speeds of 185 kilometers\/hour (115 mph). The company\u2019s DeckFinder system is what enables autonomous launch and recovery of unmanned aerial systems, with Airbus claiming an accuracy of 10 to 20 centimeters (4 to 8 inches) during challenging operations in harsh environmental conditions, independently of GNSS\/GPS and regardless of degraded visual conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the May flight test campaign, Airbus and the DGA in 2022 tested the autonomous takeoff and landing capabilities aboard an optionally piloted vehicle, based on a modified Guimbal Cabri G2, but this latest test was the first time the VSR700 demonstrator was used, the company said. The VSR700 made its maiden flight in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airbus and Naval Group were jointly awarded the SDAM risk reduction contract in 2017. Naval Group is developing the mission system for the UAS. The light military tactical vehicle is meant to be deployable aboard both frigates and destroyers, in support of intelligence, surveillance, targeting, and reconnaissance missions, along with anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search-and-rescue and maritime security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assemblee-nationale.fr\/dyn\/16\/textes\/l16b1033_projet-loi.pdf\">According to the proposed 2024-2030 military programming law currently being debated by France\u2019s Congress<\/a>, the Ministry of Defense wants three SDAM aircraft delivered by the end of 2023, eight by the end of 2030, and at least 15 delivered by around 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DGA procured a second VSR700 demonstrator in 2022. 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