Proteus RWUAS, the Royal Navy’s newest drone, has successfully finished ground testing. Preparations are now underway for its ...

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's full-scale technology demonstrator for the Royal Navy's Proteus ASW requirement, displayed in Farnborough, UK, in May 2025. (Richard Scott/NAVYPIX) Leonardo UK is completing the build of a ...

Scheduled to fly in mid 2025, Leonardo has unveiled an updated design of its Proteus rotary wing uncrewed aerial system demonstrator for the UK Ministry of Defence. Proteus is the culmination of a £60 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The Royal Navy has awarded AgustaWestland a £2.3 million contract to develop its Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial System (RWUAS) concept. It is understood that the Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer, in ...

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 ...