Founded in 1951, the Vienna-based Schiebel Group of companies focuses on the development and production of state-of-the-art mine detection equipment as well as innovative, unmanned high-tech helicopters.

A development contract from the Swedish Army for the AN-19/2 Mine Detecting Set marked the entry into the international market. Further orders from various NATO countries followed and consolidated Schiebel's world market position. The international breakthrough and world market leadership was achieved in 1991, when Schiebel won a major contract for the AN-19/2 Mine Detecting Set as standard equipment for the U.S. Army. As a consequence, the company has built an excellent international reputation for the development and production of quality products for military and humanitarian use.

Starting in 1994, Schiebel has also been engaged in the development of unmanned helicopters and, in early 2000, successfully launched the CAMCOPTER® 5.1 UAV System on the market. This system has undergone a complete technical redesign in the years to follow and was presented to the public in 2005 as the CAMCOPTER® S-100.

With its breakthrough autonomous flight control and unique performance data, this cogent high-tech helicopter won the first major contract for Schiebel from the United Arab Emirates.

The CAMCOPTER® S-100 thus gained a worldwide leading position in the rapidly expanding UAV market. The great international interest in the CAMCOPTER® S-100 required the construction of a new production facility in Wiener Neustadt, 40 km south of Vienna. Opened in 2006, this eye-catching, innovative and state-of-the art design, combines form with functionality and efficiency, much like the S-100 itself. The facility, with its generous capacity and location close to Schiebel's test and demonstration grounds, is the ideal place for production, research and development of the CAMCOPTER® S-100.

Apart from the company headquarters in Vienna, there are offices in Washington, DC (USA), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia).
Schiebel employs a staff of over 200 people worldwide.
All production processes at Schiebel are certified to meet the EN ISO 9001:2008 standard.