Military drone Camcopter S-301: Thales shows Schiebel system with weapons and sensors at Eurosatory 2026

As a modern military drone that can be armed and is intended for operations in complex environments, Thales is presenting the Camcopter S-301 from Schiebel at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris – an unmanned aircraft system. The platform is characterised by its modular design, an endurance of up to 24 hours and a payload capacity of up to 350 kilograms.

As part of Schiebel's S-300 family, the S-301 can be fitted with a wide variety of mission equipment: with modern electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors and laser designators, with compact radar systems and also with weapons (-> Schiebel shows its armed S-301 for the first time).

Arming the military drone: laser-guided missiles and Toutatis

In the outdoor area, Thales is presenting the S-301 in several configurations with weapons and sensors. On the external weapon stations, for example, are 70 and 68 millimetre laser-guided missiles as well as the Toutatis loitering munition.

The laser-guided missiles hit with high precision over several kilometres. Toutatis is a joint development of Thales and the French drone manufacturer Aeromapper; the loitering munition can stay airborne for 45 minutes and has a range of up to ten kilometres. According to Thales, integration into the S-301 was comparatively straightforward.

In addition, Thales is showing several systems and sensors from its own portfolio together with the S-301. One of them is the IFF-ACAS collision avoidance system, in which identification friend or foe and AI-supported logic work together for flight safety.

The Micro-TMA Platform Data Link is a software-defined radio that transmits data in real time over up to 200 kilometres. By exploiting multipath signals, the link is to remain stable even in urban environments.

Also on display is the Air Master C, a 2D AESA radar with dual-range capability: it monitors targets at short and long range simultaneously, at sea, in the air and on the ground. It is joined by the I-Master, a lightweight MTI/synthetic aperture radar (SAR). It weighs around 30 kilograms, covers 360 degrees and achieves a SAR resolution of below 30 centimetres. This makes target tracking and terrain mapping possible even in poor weather.

For electronic intelligence, the S-301 is also exhibited with the Curco ELINT/ESM sensor. It operates in the 2 to 18 GHz range, analyses, locates and identifies radar emissions in real time and achieves a direction-finding accuracy of three degrees.

Also shown is the Eagle Tracker. The passive ESM/COMINT system detects and locates enemy communications between 400 MHz and 6 GHz and is capable of both stand-off and stand-in geolocation.