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# Austria's Schiebel joins EU-funded SWORD anti-submarine drone project
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-01-schiebel-s300-sword-edf-project/
- Published: 2026-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:07.000Z
- Description: Austria's Schiebel was selected to supply its CAMCOPTER S-300 drone to SWORD, a 36 month European Defence Fund project led by TKMS Atlas Elektronik to build a stand-off anti-submarine warfare system for European navies.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [Schiebel press release, 1 June 2026](https://schiebel.net/schiebel-camcopter-s-300-selected-for-european-defence-fund-sword-project/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the project's budget or that any navy has committed to buying the resulting system.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. Austrian drone selected for EU-funded ASW project; no navy order or budget set. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-23\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)