Rotron Aerospace
Rotron Aerospace Ltd
Semley, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Rotron Aerospace is a defense prime contractor based in Semley, United Kingdom working in unmanned systems, air systems, missiles & munitions +1 more.
Rotron Aerospace is a UK advanced defence technology company developing unmanned aerial systems, one-way effector and combat aerial vehicle platforms, target drones, and propulsion engines for military and aerospace applications. Its portfolio includes the Talon DT-300 and DT-150 VTOL UAS, the Defendor UCAV, the SkyLance one-way effector, the RT-Target10 aerial target drone, and rotary and two-stroke engines including the XT100, RT300-XE and RT600-XE. The company states it is vertically integrated, with in-house rapid prototyping and volume production from a facility of about 30,000 sq ft, and that its products are NDAA-compliant. Rotron reports working with the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO-aligned customers, and its SkyLance one-way effector was trialled under the UK MoD's Project Brakestop. The company was acquired by Ondas Inc. in 2026, according to its press releases. Its leadership includes Chief Executive Officer Alex Head, Chairman Sir George Zambellas, Founder and CTO Gilo Cardozo, COO John Dixon and Finance Director Sadie Hill. The company is registered in England.
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Talon DT-300
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Fully electric, multi-role VTOL UAV with dual-rotor design, modular payload rig, and reusable operation for ISR, logistics and mothership roles.
Talon DT-150
Unmanned aerial system
Compact Group 2 UAS for reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition, with logistics payloads or up to three air-launched drones.
Defendor
Uncrewed combat aerial vehicle
Long-range, vertical take-off UCAV and one-way effector platform for deep strike and tactical strike missions.
SkyLance
One-way effector
Long-range, high-altitude, long-endurance one-way effector delivering precision payloads in contested airspace.
RT-Target10
Aerial target drone
Expendable quadcopter target drone for live-fire, training, testing and evaluation, supporting swarm configurations.
XT100
Engine
Single-cylinder, liquid-cooled two-stroke engine with integrated starter, ignition, battery and exhaust for UAV and aerospace applications.
RT300-XE
Engine
Compact 300 cc single-rotor rotary engine delivering up to 50 hp for UAV and aerospace platforms.
RT600-XE
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Twin-rotor 600 cc rotary engine delivering up to 100 hp peak and 70 hp continuous for UAV and aerospace platforms.
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