Provider of vertical flight solutions Bristow has been awarded a 10-year contract by the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to deliver the Second-Generation Search and Rescue (UKSAR2G) program which includes the deployment of Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned air system (UAS).

In January 2019, Bristow received the delivery of the first Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 system. Under the contract, the company provided two aircraft, a ground control station and engineering and logistic support as a proof of concept capability.