News and Events – Windracers autonomous drones

02/07/2024

Royal Aerospace Review – Windracers ‘The Jeep of the skies’

In the July 2024 issue of Aerospace, Jack Richardson writes about how Windracers ULTRA is pushing UAV boundaries from delivering mail, to monitoring Antarctica, and spotting wildfires.

28/05/2024

Defence Express: Ukraine Deploys British Windracers ULTRA Cargo Drones for Military Operations

The Ukrainian military has been using Windracers Uncrewed Low-Cost Transport (ULTRA) UAVs since 2023.

27/05/2024

Janes Article: UK UAV maker reveals its craft in use by Ukrainian armed forces since 2023

Ukraine is operating the UK-developed Windracers Uncrewed Low-cost Transport (ULTRA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Janes has learnt. ULTRA is a tactical UAV designed to support resupply. Speaking to Janes on 4 April, Simon Muderack, the CEO of Windracers and Distributed Avionics, revealed that its UAV has been conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and supporting resupply for the Armed…

17/05/2024

eVTOL Insights: Windracers Group “Announce Former Royal Mail Boss as New CEO”eVTOL Insights:

Windracers Group “Announce Former Royal Mail Boss as New CEO”.

15/05/2024

sUAS News: Autonomous drone startup hires ex Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompsons

Autonomous drone startup hires ex Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson.

14/05/2024

Simon Thompson joins Windracers Group, as Group Chief Executive Officer

Simon Thompson has joined Windracers Group (http://windracers.com/), the low-cost platform for autonomous air transport, in a new role as Group Chief Executive Officer. He will initially focus on product R&D, fundraising & global growth of the company. Windracers was founded in 2017 with a clear mission of using self-flying low-cost drones to deliver humanitarian aid…

14/05/2024

The Telegraph: Former Royal Mail boss seeks to deliver post by drone

Simon Thompson claims technology could be a gamechanger for £173bn parcel industry.

12/04/2024

Windracers lands in US with World’s First AI Self-Flying Lab at Purdue

Center on AI for Digital, Autonomous and Augmented Aviation (AIDA3) will serve as anchor for R&D and platform into US market for UK self-flying aircraft developer Windracers Windracers ULTRA UAVs to be based at the same Purdue University Airport that served as the world-flight research home for legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart Windracers, the low cost…

23/02/2024

First flights of uncrewed aircraft in Antarctica

A team testing the Windracers ULTRA drone in Antarctica has shared the first video footage of the aircraft flying autonomously over British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station and its nearby islands. Scientists and engineers, from BAS and Windracers, are testing the uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) in Antarctica to check its suitability for future use. Over the last few weeks the UAV has flown over 720kms collecting scientific data that could enable researchers…

06/02/2024

Yahoo News: British Scientists Test Drone That Could Unveil Antarctica’s Secrets

British Scientists Test Drone That Could Unveil Antarctica’s Secrets.