Cannon Dynamics is a leading UK-based provider of COTS and bespoke long-endurance and heavy-lift unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the commercial, defense and government sectors.
Our state-of-the-art modular UAV airframes are highly customizable, making them ideal for OEMs and systems integrators. We are also expert professional payload and avionics integrators with extensive experience, and offer a wide range of services that enable us to tailor unique solutions to your exact specifications. Whether you need a complete drone platform designed from scratch or a custom payload setup to solve your particular mission requirements, we can successfully deliver the most complex and demanding of UAS projects.
Multi-Role UAV Platforms
Our fixed-wing and VTOL multi-role UAVs are easy to equip, deploy and operate, and can be stored and transported in convenient, hassle-free carrying cases.
A wide range of sensors and payloads can be rapidly fitted and swapped out in the field, allowing the unmanned aircraft to be reconfigured for a wide variety of different missions. Options include:
- 4K HD cameras, IR thermal imagers and combined sensors
- LiDAR scanners
- Ground-penetrating radar
- UXO (unexploded ordnance) detectors
We also provide scalable ground control solutions that range from portable laptop- or tablet based units up to fully containerized command, control and communications centers, as well as autopilots to suit both commercial and military requirements.
Dagger
- Ideal for surveillance, sensor deployment, & cargo delivery
- Low-drag canard design for enhanced flight endurance
- 2 or 2.7-meter wingspan variants
- Single/twin electric pusher, four-stroke EFI engine, & hybrid VTOL propulsion options
Sword
- Advanced sensor or logistics deployments
- Twin-wing tandem design for improved stability
- 3 or 6-meter wingspan variants
- Carburettor, EFI, electric or hybrid propulsion options
Snoop
- Fully integrated ISR capabilities
- Tilt-rotor hybrid VTOL fixed-wing design
- Electric power
- 1.7 or 2.3-meter wingspan variants
Jack Knife
- Fully integrated ISR capabilities
- Long-endurance quadcopter UAVs
- Four variants – 1, 3, 5 or 9 kg payload capacity
- Flight times of 60, 50, 40, 24 mins
Cargo & Payload Delivery Drones
Our range of fixed-wing and VTOL delivery drones offers a variety of flight endurance and lift capacity options, and is ideal for reliable transportation of a wide variety of cargo, including commercial goods, medical and disaster relief supplies, and military equipment.
Sword Cargo
- Easily-swappable high-capacity underslung containers
- Twin-wing tandem design for improved stability
- 4, 5 or 6-meter wingspan variants with up to 250kg lift capacity
- Carburettor, EFI, electric or hybrid propulsion options
Jack Knife
- Fully integrated ISR capabilities
- Long-endurance quadcopter UAVs
- Four variants – 1, 3, 5 or 9 kg payload capacity
- Flight times of 60, 50, 40, 24 mins
STOL Jumbo
- Currently under development
- Twin-wing tandem design
- VTOL option
Bespoke Drone Services
Our COTS drone platforms can be tailored to suit a wide range of mission requirements, and we are also able to provide customized subsystems for your UAS. Our highly experienced design and engineering team can take care of every stage of the project lifecycle, from initial specifications through to integration and flight testing.
Our capabilities include:
- Mission-specific airframe configuration
- Upgrading propulsion systems to meet civil or military standards
- Integration of custom sensors & hardware
- Novel UAS platform control system development
- BVLOS & SATCOM communications & networking
We are also able to provide comprehensive training programs and ongoing product support for any of our off-the-shelf or bespoke offerings.
To find out more about how we can tailor a UAS solution to your unique application requirements, please get in touch.
Applications
Mapping & Surveying
With long-endurance flight and the ability to carry a wide variety of imaging payloads, our UAVs are ideal for efficient wide-scale terrain mapping and surveying.
Infrastructure & Asset Inspection
Cannon Dynamics UAS platforms can be deployed for inspection and monitoring of roads, railways, pipelines, powerlines, industrial and energy facilities, and more.
Cargo Delivery & Logistics
We provide specialized cargo delivery drone platforms to suit virtually any logistics requirements, offering lift capacities from 1 to 250 kg.
Disaster Relief & SAR
Able to carry significant amounts of payload as well as high-resolution visible and thermal cameras, our UAVs can support search and rescue and disaster relief efforts.
Wildlife Monitoring & Conservation
Equipped with high-quality imaging sensors and AI-powered processing, our drone platforms can undertake population surveys, animal tracking, and identification of threats to conservation.
Precision Agriculture
By covering large areas of farmland in a single flight, our UAVs enhance the effectiveness of precision agriculture, providing critical data such as crop health and drought maps.
Telecoms & Datacoms
Our drones can be used to establish temporary communications in areas with no or limited infrastructure, or to provide communications relays for over-the-horizon operations.
Construction
Cannon Dynamics UAS are highly suited to surveying construction sites for project planning, progress tracking and stockpile calculations, as well as for providing security and surveillance.
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