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Capability

UAS R&D and rapid prototyping

Baseline platforms and rapid iterations aligned to program constraints, schedules and test events.

Discuss this capability

Crydon researches, designs and develops unmanned aerial systems and autonomous flight technologies for defense and aerospace missions. We start from a scalable reference baseline rather than a clean sheet, so a program spends its schedule on what makes its mission different.

Attritable by design

Systems meant to be fielded rapidly and improved iteratively are designed differently: fewer bespoke parts, clear interfaces and a configuration baseline that survives change. We keep solutions as simple as the mission allows — and make every iteration cheaper than the last.

Typical uses

  • Training and evaluation
  • ISR payload integration demonstrations
  • Rapid mission prototyping ahead of a test event

Heritage in this area

ALBATROSS 2.2 parked on a desert airfield apron Fixed-wing

ALBATROSS 2.2

Medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) fixed-wing UAS

maximum endurance
20 h
range
2,255 km
maximum payload
250 kg
The S1-V300 MALE unmanned aircraft on the apron in front of a hangar Fixed-wing

S1-V300

Medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAS

endurance
28+ h
external payload
300 kg
maximum speed
220 km/h
The UVH-500 unmanned helicopter with an underslung cargo pod and a sensor gimbal Rotary-wing

UVH-500

Long-range heavy-lift VTOL unmanned helicopter

maximum range
840 km
payload, fuel included
160 kg
flight time with 20 kg
7 h
Next step

Bring us the hard integration

Tell us about the platform, the constraints and the test event. We'll come back with an approach.

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