GKN Aerospace has announced a new strategic teaming agreement with autonomous platform provider Anduril Industries UK to accelerate the development of advanced uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) and rotorcraft technologies for UK defence programmes. The partnership will initially target the UK Government’s upcoming Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) contract and the British Army’s Project NYX, for a next-generation uncrewed rotorcraft for the UK.
In the Project NYX bid the two companies would be joined by Archer. Under the collaboration, GKN Aerospace will lead structural design and integration work.
Adam Goldstein, CEO and Founder of Archer, said: “Our continued work in the United Kingdom reflects the strength of our partnership with Anduril and the speed at which our domestic supply base is coming together. With Archer’s eVTOL and rotorcraft technologies, Anduril’s autonomy, and GKN Aerospace’s industrial capability working as one, we have a team that can deliver the next generation of advanced aviation for the UK.”
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(Image: Land ACP demonstrator tail – GKN Aerospace)