• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Animal Dynamics' parafoil UAS aims to tackle logistics challenges

  13th December 2022

  Animal Dynamics has partnered with Orbital UAV to explore propulsion solutions for its parafoil-wing Stork-STM UAS.

• Air Warfare

  Australian Integrator UAVs maximise local content

  16th November 2022

  Integrator UAVs for the Australian Army are using localised components as much as possible, and this includes their engines made in Perth.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital UAV and Anduril sign MoU for uncrewed concepts and technical solutions

  11th May 2022

  Orbital UAV will deliver a test engine to Anduril in the coming weeks for evaluation.

• Air Warfare

  Work progresses to get Integrator into Australian hands

  14th June 2022

  The Australian Army will receive two dozen Integrator UAVs, with 80% of their systems' content and upkeep to be sourced from Australia.

• Air Warfare

  Australian Army selects Integrator as next tactical UAV

  14th March 2022

  A winner has been declared for the Australian Army's quest to find a new tactical UAV to replace the Shadow 200.

• Air Warfare

  Australian Army selects Integrator as next tactical UAV

  14th March 2022

  A winner has been declared for the Australian Army's quest to find a new tactical UAV to replace the Shadow 200.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital signs MoU with Skyways

  1st November 2021

  Orbital UAV expects to play a part in a USN unmanned cargo transportation programme.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital completes Phase 1 of Singapore MoU

  2nd June 2021

  Australian company provides multi-fuel UAV engine to Singapore.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital to develop and provide UAV engines for Lycoming

  29th March 2021

  Engine supply contract could extend to ten years, following an initial 12-month development and integration phase.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital UAV and Northrop Grumman launch new partnership

  23rd April 2020

  Australia-based Orbital UAV on 23 April announced that it is teaming up with Northrop Grumman to develop a new hybrid UAV propulsion system. The system …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital UAV becomes Insitu primary engine supplier

  11th March 2020

  Orbital UAV has signed a MoU with Boeing subsidiary Insitu which identifies them as the primary supplier of two Insitu-designed engines. The MoU builds on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital adds Singapore to its customer base

  19th March 2020

  Orbital UAV has signed an MoU with an unnamed large Singapore-based defence company for the design, development and low-rate initial production of multi-fuel engines for …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital UAV begins shipping second engine type

  15th January 2020

  Orbital UAV has begun shipping a new engine model to Boeing Insitu under its Long Term Agreement (LTA) with the company. The five-year LTA with …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Orbital UAV extends agreement with Insitu

  22nd October 2018

  Orbital UAV has extended its long term agreement (LTA) with Insitu for the delivery of multiple propulsion systems and services across Insitu’s range of UAS …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  DEF129 Tactical UAS [Australia]

  Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...

• Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) [USA]

  Programme Background Programme Goal The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) programme stems from the Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identifying, in 2018, a ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  STORK STM

  The STORK-STM is a developmental heavy-lift UAV. Designed by Animal Dynamics, the UAV will feature an Orbital UAV engine and is primarily designed for cargo-carrying operations; ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS

  The Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS is a developmental cargo-carrying platform heavily based on the Skyways commercial available V2.5 Hybrid-Electric UAS.  Following a 2019 industry event, the Naval ...