Overwatch Group, a UK-based end-to-end design and manufacture firm specialising in superior unmanned system and munitions applied sciences, are launching their distinctive drone know-how into the US market at SOF 2024. On the occasion, they’re showcasing their newest improvement to potential clients privately. events can request a gathering through the Overwatch web site.
Overwatch is a defence firm that manufactures a pioneering coaxial drone and related payload know-how. Their payload agnostic, low weight, excessive impact drone weapon techniques are man-portable offering safety by way of precision strike, thereby enabling operators to reply at tempo to ever-evolving tactical necessities within the battlespace.
Since 2022, the corporate has delivered round 800 of their unmanned aerial precision strike techniques in assist of the UK’s contribution to international defence and safety. Earlier this 12 months, Overwatch additionally participated within the US-hosted main military warfighting experiment in California; as a part of Undertaking Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4). The train, with over 600 British Military troops together with 1000’s from six different nations, was undertaken to convey multinational forces collectively to ascertain the way to mix situational consciousness and command and management.
As a part of PC-C4, Overwatch contributed to an built-in reconnaissance and precision strike demonstration at White Sands missile vary. This can assist commanders make the fitting selections and ship one of the best results to win on future battlefields. Overwatch supplied the precision strike functionality by way of its loitering munitions which have been built-in with increased altitude ISR belongings and into the broader C2 system.
All Overwatch design and manufacture is undertaken in-house and gives a full turnkey functionality on behalf of the nations it helps. For 2024, Overwatch are focusing closely on bringing its next-generation coaxial drone techniques to international markets, and their options are significantly related to US army necessities. Producing drones which might be agnostic of payload, Overwatch has additionally been capable of develop an array of energetic and non-energetic payloads that present a variety of CONOPS; from precision strike to operational assist from a typical platform.
“We’re extraordinarily happy with our veteran ethos of ‘designed by troopers for troopers’. Our techniques are constructed with the soldier in thoughts, to minimise the coaching burden, and maximise operational flexibility with our method that allows specific-to-task drone and payload configurations. As our R&D of cutting-edge drone and payload applied sciences continues to assemble tempo consistent with our development technique, we are actually effectively positioned to increase our precision strike capabilities to wider markets. We’re delighted that US SOF 2024 gives us with this chance and we sit up for assembly folks on the occasion”.
Drew Michael, CEO at Overwatch Group
