GKN Aerospace to build turbojet UAS demonstrator for Sweden with 18‑month flight‑test target

Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has contracted GKN Aerospace to design, build and flight‑test a clean‑sheet, turbojet‑powered UAS demonstrator — including a dedicated turbojet engine — within an 18‑month timeline to validate rapid, cost‑effective development techniques and boost national drone capability.

Discovered 2025-11-26T00:50:54.702345-08:00 | 2025-11-26T00:50:54.702345-08:00

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  • FMV’s 18‑month contract requires a clean‑sheet turbojet UAS and a dedicated turbojet engine, compressing concept-to‑flight validation into a short, measurable development cycle and testing rapid prototyping approaches.

  • The award reinforces a wider defence shift toward fast-turn demonstrators and crewed–uncrewed teaming concepts; see the UK’s Project Nyx to fund 'loyal wingman' development (https://hype.aero/?story=3c906a96-1520-40b3-9c4d-0ec6a5c1c931) and recent demos of cockpit control of an uncrewed ‘wingman’ (https://hype.aero/?story=6c748af1-a3f5-4942-9cf7-96de2766d93e).

  • The programme aligns with national pushes to accelerate UAS R&D and sovereign capability development, complementing broader efforts to scale demonstrations and testing across allied countries (https://hype.aero/?story=c3752a70-5009-43ba-aeb2-f28d6665ae0b).

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