Read: UK’s MoD seeks heavy-lift drones for Royal Navy supply missionsĪmong those is the project to produce very heavy-lift drones the Royal Navy can use for beyond visual line of sight transport to and between ships at sea as cheaper and nonpolluting replacements to helicopters and marine vessels currently used. That campaign is being directed by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support unit – specifically its Future Capabilities Group focusing on obtaining cutting-edge technologies for UK forces. The formal bidding process was an outgrowth of the Royal Navy’s 2021 initial and since recurring Heavy Lift Challenge, giving innovative aviation businesses a chance to show off the mighty-toting capabilities of UAVs under development. That effort was formally kicked off last year when private companies were invited to pitch their projects for consideration. Though the oddly ambiguous text does not say so explicitly, it indicates their joint work on the project thus far has earned them selection to the Ministry of Defence’s project to develop an aerial craft capable of hauling hundreds, possibly thousands of kilograms of supplies from land to sea vessels, and between ships. In a very brief common press release issued today, UK-based UAV consultancy and systems provider Mondini and Swedish maker of XXL quadcopters ACC Innovation formalized their partnership to produce an exceptionally heavy-lift transport drone for the Royal Navy. A pair of innovative European aviation companies have partnered up to earn a chance to develop a very heavy-lift drone for the UK’s Royal Navy – a craft the duo says will carry supply payloads of up to 700 kilograms to offshore ships.
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