Overview

• Signed at DSEI 2025 in London, the agreement sets out joint trials and localisation of the heavy-lift ULTRA drone for Indian use cases.
• The initial two-year program is intended to validate the platform and shape a definitive agreement, with no procurement committed yet.
• Planned applications span tri-service logistics, including carrier on-board delivery for the Indian Navy and critical resupply for the Army and Air Force.
• Windracers highlights ULTRA’s six to seven hour endurance, proprietary mission control and autopilot systems, and performance in high-altitude, maritime and remote terrains, including Antarctic operations.
• Both companies position the collaboration within India–UK trade and defence frameworks to enable technology transfer and build indigenous UAV capability.