UMS Skeldar
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Sweden |
| Products | Aircraft and components |
| Owner | UMS Aero Group, Saab |
| Website | umsskeldar |
UMS Skeldar AG is an aircraft manufacturer based in Sweden, with both headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Linköping. It was formed in 2018 as a joint venture between majority shareholder UMS Aero Group and Saab. Its principle product is the Skeldar range of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) rotorcraft. The company also owns the Hirth company,[1] whose range of light two-stroke engines provide the power units for the rotorcraft.[2]
Formation
[edit | edit source]Swiss UAV AG was a privately owned company based in Switzerland that designed and manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).[3]
It entered a partnership with Saab, in May 2009.[4]
In 2013, Swiss UAV was acquired by Unmanned Systems AG and the following year merged into UMS Aero Group alongside Swedish company Unmanned Systems AB.[5]
At the end of 2015 UMS Aero Group and Saab, manufacturers of the Skeldar unmanned vehicle, formed UMS Skeldar, a joint venture in which UMS Aero Group is the majority partner.[6] Besides its Swiss headquarters and manufacturing, it maintains a manufacturing facility in Sweden, as UMS Skeldar Sweden AB.[7]
Aircraft
[edit | edit source]Earlier types have included:[8]
- F-330 Fixed-wing UAS.
- F-720 Fixed-wing UAS.
- R-350 Rotary UAS.
Current products include two rotorcraft drone systems:
Subsidiary companies
[edit | edit source]UMS Skeldar acquired the long-established Hirth German light piston engine manufacturer in 2018.[9] Hirth provide the heavy-fuel (jet fuel) engines used in the rotorcraft.[10]
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- ^ UMS SKELDAR Announces Acquisition of Global Engine Manufacturer Hirth Engines, Hirth Engines, 2018. (retrieved 23 August 2022)
