Heavy-lift aircraft
Caisson
An uncrewed heavy-lift aircraft for resupply. The prototype has been tested and carries up to 100 kg.
Prototype tested
Mission
Logistics.
Heavy-lift aircraft that carry supplies to the people who need them, without putting a crew or a convoy at risk.
Heavy-lift aircraft
Caisson
- Payload
- Up to 100 kg
- Status
- Prototype tested
- Role
- Resupply
01The problem
The last kilometres to a forward position are the most dangerous. Every convoy and every crewed flight puts people at risk. An uncrewed aircraft that carries a real load takes that risk instead.
02How it works
- 01
Plan
Before take-off
The route and the drop point are set and checked before the aircraft leaves.
- 02
Lift
Caisson
Caisson carries up to 100 kg in a single load.
- 03
Deliver
At the position
Supplies arrive without a crew or a convoy on the road.
- 04
Return
Caisson
The aircraft comes back for the next load.
03The systems
Command and control
Citadel
Mission planning and one live picture of every aircraft, with a record of every flight.
In development
Explore Citadel04Where it serves
- 01
Forward resupply
Ammunition, water, batteries and spare parts to positions a vehicle should not have to reach.
- 02
Medical supplies
Medical kits and urgent supplies to the people who need them, without waiting for a road to clear.
- 03
Civil emergencies
Supplies to communities cut off by floods, fires or snow, for civil protection and rescue services.
Send the machine,
not the convoy.
05Other missions
