Rotron Aerospace

Rotron Aerospace

Rotron Aerospace Ltd

Semley, Dorset, United Kingdom

Unmanned SystemsAir SystemsMissiles & MunitionsSimulation & TrainingDual-use
Prime Contractor, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Air Forces
Profile last updated: August 2, 2026

About

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.

Location

Semley, United Kingdom

Company type

Limited company

Legal name

Rotron Aerospace Ltd

Registration

07120913

Focus areas

UAVUCAVVTOLone-way effectortarget dronepropulsionrotary engineunmanned systemsair defence

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Unmanned SystemsAir SystemsMissiles & MunitionsSimulation & Training

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

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

Engine

Twin-rotor 600 cc rotary engine delivering up to 100 hp peak and 70 hp continuous for UAV and aerospace platforms.

End users

Land ForcesAir Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

NDAA-compliant

Platforms & programmes

SkyLanceDefendorTalon DT-300Talon DT-150RT-Target10

Named customers

UK Ministry of DefenceNATO

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

Blue UAS Cleared List

Issued by: U.S. Department of Defense

People

Management & team (7)

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