A file photo of the V-200 UAS. UMS Skeldar has refined the unmanned aircraftʼs detect and avoid technology as part of the wider European Detect and Avoid System project. (UMS Skeldar )

UMS Skeldar aims to make further size, weight, and power (SWaP) reductions to the detect and avoid (DAA) technology used by its V-200 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) following recent live flight demonstrations, the company told Janes .

The demonstrations took place in October, with the V-200 proving automatic manoeuvre capability around intruder aircraft, including both co-operative and non-cooperative collision course scenarios, according to the company. It said the test was “a key milestone as part of the European Detect and Avoid System development, led by Saab [the parent company of UMS Skeldar].”

The V-200 UAS combines a range of active and passive sensors for detection, including radars, electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) cameras, automatic identification system (AIS), and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B).