Carabineros de Chile, the Chilean national police force, has acquired the Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS), making them the first police force in Latin America to implement this advanced technology for enhanced operational efficiency and public safety. With its operational flexibility in demanding environments, the S-100 system will be deployed primarily in the Araucanía region, where difficult terrain makes conventional security operations particular challenging, if not impossible.This strategic acquisition underlines Carabineros de Chile’s commitment to leveraging innovative technology to enhance their mission of ensuring public safety and security.

Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) is an operationally proven capability for military and civilian applications. The Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAS requires no prepared area or supporting equipment to enable launch and recovery. It operates by day and by night, under adverse weather conditions, with a beyond line-of-sight capability out to 200 km / 108 nm, over land and sea. Its carbon fiber and titanium fuselage provides capacity for a wide range of payload/endurance combinations up to a service ceiling of 5,500 m / 18,000 ft. In a typical configuration, it carries a 34-kg / 75-lbs payload up to 10 hours and is powered with AVGas orJP-5 heavy fuel. High-definition payload imagery is transmitted to the control station in real time. In addition to its standard GPS waypoint or manual navigation, the S-100 can successfully operate in environments where Global Positioning System is not available, with missions planned and controlled via a simple point-and-click graphical user interface. The high-tech unmanned helicopter is backed by Schiebel’s customer support and training services.