The UKDI-funded demonstrator validated the technical integration of the T-UAS with the Pioneer modular payload architecture and proved the combined system’s operational performance in open-ocean sea states, ahead of further development and potential commercial deployment as scale.
If successful, the trial could pave the way for a new generation of passive C-UAS detection capabilities for defence forces and critical infrastructure operators facing increasingly sophisticated drone threats.
The collaboration pairs Embention’s Veronte Autopilot technology with the SkyRunner MK 3.2, transforming the proven manned air‑ground vehicle into an unmanned, attritable, and infrastructure‑independent asset built for the modern contested battlespace.
Defence technology startup that raised capital at a $61 billion valuation just months ago is exploring a financing structure that could put it on par with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman
The companies will work together to ensure the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and Gambit 6 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) can carry and use the SPEAR weapons.