TIQUILA Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)

TIQUILA - UAS for UK

TIQUILA is a complete Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) programme utilising small uncrewed aerial systems (SUAS) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®. Skunk Works brings more than 60 years of UAS expertise and nearly 80 years of innovative solutions to the UK armed forces.

We are partnering with the UK Ministry of Defence to provide both tactical and long endurance uncrewed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services, sophisticated targeting and automated target and threat recognition driven by artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Stalker VXE30

(Designated name 'Eagle' by the British Army)
 
stalker

 

Stalker is an operationally proven small, silent, Group 2 Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) that provides unprecedented long-endurance imaging capability in a variety of contested environments and is in use by Special Forces around the world.

  • Vertical take-off and landing capability
  • Open system architecture
  • Small operational footprint

Indago 4

(Designated name 'Kestrel' to the British Army)
 
indago4

 

Our Indago 4 quadrotor is a military-grade, all-weather, group 1 small uncrewed aerial system (UAS) that provides 360-degree reconnaissance capabilities with on-edge computing in environments unreachable by fixed-wing UASs.

  • Low acoustic signature
  • Backpackable
  • Deploys in 2 minutes

Common Ground Control Station VCSi

                                                                                                                                      
VCSi

 

With a modular design, developer-friendly application programming interface (API), and plug-in architecture, VCSi brings scalable control to uncrewed systems. 

  • Immersive 3D Mapping
  • Easy Map Import and Layering
  • Online Map Database

Creating Security and Prosperity for the UK

We partner with the Ministry of Defence on a variety of crucial defence and security programmes. With the addition of TIQUILA, the contract will bring together UK’s leading AI and UAS technology partner and will add highly skilled jobs across multiple sites in the south west of the UK.

In The News   ___
Apr 23, 2025
Third Party Article
The British Army’s intelligence and drone capabilities are moving forward, with the Ministry of Defence confirming key milestones in its Land ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) programme.
Dec 16, 2022
Third Party Article
More than 250 “portable” and “packable” mini drones will be delivered to the Armed Forces as part of a £129 million contract with systems integrator Lockheed Martin UK.