Proteus RWUAS, the Royal Navy’s newest drone, has successfully finished ground testing. Preparations are now underway for its first flight, marking an important step in operational deployment. This ...

Leonardo's Proteus RWUAS technology demonstrator has begun flight tests. (Leonardo) Leonardo Helicopters UK has successfully completed a first flight of the rotary-wing uncrewed air system (RWUAS) ...

Leonardo UK will work on the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System, Capability Concept Demonstrator (RWUAS CCD) Phase 2 programme under a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 28 February.

The Royal Navy’s autonomous helicopter project has approached a new milestone as the ‘Proteus’ technology demonstrator completed its ground testing phase ahead of future flight tests. A mock up of the ...

An artist's impression of the Leonardo Proteus RWUAS technology demonstrator, released at DSEI 2023. (Leonardo) Leonardo's UK Helicopters business released at DSEI 2023 in London first details of the ...

The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a two-year contract extension with Leonardo to continue research and development into a rotary wing unmanned air system (RWUAS) for use during maritime operations ...

FARNBOROUGH–Leonardo Helicopters has been awarded a £60 million ($71.7 million) contract to build and fly an uncrewed rotary-wing aerial system technology demonstrator. The Proteus platform will be ...

Leonardo Helicopters is hopeful that early next year it can begin development work on a clean-sheet, rotary-wing unmanned air system (RWUAS) for service entry in the mid-2020s. The manufacturer's ...

PZL-Świdnik, and Agusta-Westland have introduced the SW-4 SOLO Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System (RUAS) based on the PZL’s SW-4 light single engine helicopter. The unmanned ‘Optionally Piloted ...