Aerospace – 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.
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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.
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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…
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eVTOL Insights: Windracers Group “Announce Former Royal Mail Boss as New CEO”eVTOL Insights:
Windracers Group “Announce Former Royal Mail Boss as New CEO”.
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sUAS News: Autonomous drone startup hires ex Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompsons
Autonomous drone startup hires ex Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson.
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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…
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The Telegraph: Former Royal Mail boss seeks to deliver post by drone
Simon Thompson claims technology could be a gamechanger for £173bn parcel industry.
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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…
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