Defence
Attritable airframes, sovereign supply, no dependency on a foreign vendor.
- Sector colour
- Haze Grey
- Reference
- #858A8D
- Mission types
- 4
- Recommended airframes
- 3
Why UAS, and why this platform.
Defence users need aircraft they can afford to lose and replace on the same day. A common platform, a three-minute build and a sovereign supply chain mean capability is measured by what a unit can sustain, not by what it can buy once.
Every ShadowVu airframe shares one architecture, one parts bin and the same three-minute build, so scaling the aircraft to this mission never means leaving the platform or standing up a second support chain. Aircraft are made in the United Kingdom on a secure supply chain, 85 percent in house, with a defined pathway to remove China from that chain entirely.
Representative operating environment. Aircraft are configured to the mission rather than the other way around.
What the fleet is asked to do here.
The mission types this sector deploys against most often. Payloads are configured per mission, in house or with partners through ShadowVu Labs.
Reconnaissance
Force protection
Attritable ISR
Training
Where we would start.
A recommendation, not a rule. Every aircraft is built on the same architecture, so the choice is a frame class and an endurance profile rather than a different product.
Scout
Quad-copter · FPV
Small enough to carry in a pack and inexpensive enough to lose, Scout gives a section its own reconnaissance without putting a person forward to get the picture.
Ranger
Quad-copter · FPV
Ranger is the airframe most operators standardise on for patrol and force protection, with the endurance to hold a position and the payload to carry the sensor that matters.
Interceptor
Quad-copter · High-speed
In development, Interceptor applies the same three-minute construction to a high-speed airframe with AI tracking and an extended sensor fit.
Persistent, uncrewed coverage of a fixed site is added with Quad-Dock, which charges and relaunches the aircraft without a person present. Fleets of any size are managed through ShadowVu Everest.
Get the full picture
Bring the defence requirement.
Tell us what has to be seen, how often and under what constraint, and we will be straight with you about the airframe, the payload and what the platform does not do.