Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time in an operational configuration from a ship at sea. At the beginning of May, the VSR700 performed 80 fully autonomous take-offs and landings from a civil vessel equipped with a helicopter deck, cruising off the coast of Brittany in the west of France.

Airbus: VSR700 tested at sea in full operational configuration

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Airbus Helicopters and the French DGA tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time in an operational configuration from a ship at sea.