Elbit Methods UK has been awarded a contract to offer Magni-X micro-Uncrewed Aerial Methods (micro-UAS) to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract has been awarded by Defence Gear & Help’s Future Functionality Group as a part of the British Military’s Human Machine Teaming framework, and the confirmed micro-UAS will likely be delivered to specialist military models for service by mid-2023. Magni-X is a confirmed military-grade Vertical Take-Off and Touchdown (VTOL) micro-UAS from a household of quadcopter platforms already in service with armed forces throughout the globe. As a part of the contract, Elbit Methods UK will ship the service-ready Magni-X methods to the British Military with a contracted choice to ship many additional methods.
“This contract represents one other milestone in Elbit Methods UK’s supply of superior UAS methods to the UK Armed Forces. The distinctive capabilities of those methods demonstrates our dedication to being on the forefront of technological advances to assist the combination of Robotics and Autonomous Methods to reinforce the British Military’s capabilities,” Martin Fausset, CEO of Elbit Methods UK mentioned.
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The Magni-X that will likely be delivered will carry a wide range of payloads, together with Electro-Optical and Infrared gimballed cameras, giving the customers intensive long-range reconnaissance capabilities. That includes a low radar and acoustic signature, Magni-X is a confirmed and in-service backpack-portable micro-Uncrewed Aerial Methods designed to reinforce Quick Vary Reconnaissance and assist fight and intelligence operations for as much as 60 minutes at a time. The Magni-X is a 2kg, packable and simply transportable mUAS system, which is able to autonomous flight and will be built-in with Elbit’s Legion-X System to offer it swarming capabilities, appearing as a pressure multiplier for troopers on the bottom.
Elbit Methods UK Ltd. holds three wholly owned subsidiaries in addition to two joint ventures. In complete, over 600 personnel are employed by the Elbit Methods UK firms within the UK, in excessive tech roles within the defence, aerospace and rail sectors. The 2 joint ventures have been shaped in an effort to ship the Watchkeeper programme for the British Military and to produce and assist three fleets of plane inside the UK MOD Army Flying Coaching System (UKMFTS) programme. Elbit Methods UK is a longtime provider to the UK Armed Forces, collaborating in a number of main Defence programmes resembling Morpheus and MEWSIC Increment 1, and delivering the Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator and Joint Fires Artificial Coach.
