Airbus and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have successfully completed flight trials of a new crewed-uncrewed teaming capability at a Singapore airbase. The January trials marked the first time Airbus’s HTeaming system was demonstrated using a Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system (UAS) working directly with a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) H225M helicopter.
During the trials, the helicopter crew securely accessed real-time data from the uncrewed aircraft while retaining full control of the mission. In a simulated search-and-rescue scenario, the Flexrotor extended the helicopter’s field of view, giving crews better situational awareness and improving safety by reducing the need to fly into higher-risk areas. Airbus designed and integrated the HTeaming system into the H225M, enabling fast decision-making and smooth coordination between the crewed and uncrewed platforms.
For helicopter operators, the successful trials show that HTeaming is ready to deliver practical benefits in real operations. Customers can use uncrewed systems to see farther, gather intelligence, and assess situations before committing crewed aircraft, improving mission effectiveness and safety. The modular, UAS-agnostic HTeaming solution is designed to work across the Airbus helicopter range, allowing operators to integrate different uncrewed platforms based on their needs. This opens new possibilities for missions such as search and rescue, surveillance, border security, and disaster response, while keeping human decision-making firmly in control.
