The launch customer for the S-100 was the
UAE Army, which ordered 40
aircraft with an option for 40 more. The aircraft was ordered by three more undisclosed nations, with total orders reaching 200. The Camcopter underwent sea trials on the
Indian Navy's during October 2007. Flight testing occurred aboard a
Pakistan Navy Tariq-class destroyer in the
Arabian Sea on 16 March 2008, with further naval testing on 14 April 2008 on the Spanish
Guardia Civil vessel
Rio Miño off
Gran Canaria. The
German Navy conducted testing during three weeks in August and September 2008 on the s
Braunschweig and
Magdeburg, respectively. More than 130 takeoffs were conducted, and the UAV maintained unaided on-deck stability in greater than 15° flight deck roll conditions. The
French Navy performed test flights during September and October 2008, with a Camcopter spending four days on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean and a further three days on the frigate
Montcalm (D642).
Libya ordered four Camcopters in 2009, which were placed under command of the
Khamis Brigade.
Jordan ordered two S-100s with
L3Harris Wescam MX-10
EO-
IR payloads in July 2010 and accepted delivery in February 2011. In November 2011 the Camcopter demonstrated flights from the French
''L'Adroit. At the same time, the Gorizont (Horizon) Air S-100, a Russian license-built version of the UAV was successfully tested aboard the
Coast Guard patrol cutter
Rubin''. Russia intends to equip all s with these UAVs. In 2010 the
Chinese Navy purchased 18 of these systems. Two years later, in May 2012, an unmanned UAV believed to be a Camcopter S-100 was photographed operating from the fantail of a Chinese
Type 054A frigate. In April 2012, the Camcopter became the first unmanned helicopter to fly from an
Italian Navy vessel when it was flight tested from the
MM Bersagliere (F-584). In February 2014, the Italian Navy chose the S-100 as its primary unmanned aerial system for shipboard operations, where it will be used for
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). It will additionally support other activities, such as
search and rescue and natural disaster recovery. They are currently assigned to the
4° Gruppo Elicotteri (4th Helicopter Sqn.) based at the
Grottaglie Naval Air Station near
Taranto. In December 2014, the Camcopter went through a series of trials in
Bizerte,
Tunisia, to serve within the
Tunisian Army. Schiebel selected the Italian company
Leonardo to supply AESA-based SAR radar for the systems which were to enter service in 2017. In February 2017, the
Royal Australian Navy awarded a contract to provide an unrevealed number of Camcopter systems, plus three-years support. The type is operated by
822X Squadron RAN, which is responsible for trialling UAVs. In 2018, the
Belgian Navy conducted a week-long testing of the Camcopter, assessing its utility for
maritime surveillance and
search and rescue. In early 2023, the
Royal Navy selected the system for operations in an intelligence-gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance role. It is named "Peregrine" in Royal Navy service, after HMS
Peregrine, the former
Royal Naval Air Station Ford. Equipped with the
Thales I-Master radar and other sensors, it was initially intended to begin operations in the
Persian Gulf in mid-2024. In February 2025, it was announced that a Peregrine UAV had successfully completed a number of sorties from the flight deck of , a frigate engaged in anti-narcotic operations in the
Gulf of Oman. In August 2025, the Government of Canada awarded two contracts to
MDA, which had partnered with Schiebel to offer the Camcopter S-100 and in-service support to the
Royal Canadian Navy. The contracts cover the acquisition of two systems with options for the purchase of a further four. Initial operating capability was expected in 2027/8, with FOC in 2032. The
Hellenic Navy acquired the Camcopter to complement the FDI frigates. 4 systems (8 vehicles) were ordered in February 2026. ==Airframe losses==