Tony Osborne
May 15, 2025

Ukrainian armed forces with Tekever UAS

Ukraine’s armed forces have made extensive use of Tekever’s uncrewed aircraft systems, which the company says have assisted in the destruction of £3 billion ($4 billion) worth of Russian military equipment.

Credit: Tekever

The UK Royal Air Force’s decision to adopt an uncrewed aircraft system made by Portugal as the backbone of its first autonomous collaborative platform has put the manufacturer Tekever into the spotlight. The company’s combat-proven AR3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has been adapted into an…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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