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
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]