Mini-Uncrewed Air Systems for the UK Ministry of Defence

The UK Ministry of Defence awarded a contract to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION for Mini-Uncrewed Air Systems. The £129,350,000 programme provides packable and portable drones to support UK Armed Forces field operations.

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Awarded: 7 Dec 2022
Winner: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Awarded value: GBP 129.3M≈ EUR 151.3M
Category: Platforms · Fixed-wing · Rotary / VTOL · Air

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Full notice text

The TIQUILA Programme contract, awarded to Lockheed Martin UK on 7 December 2022 for £129,350,000 over 120 months (with options to extend up to 24 months), provides Mini-Uncrewed Air Systems (MUAS) for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) in packable (up to 8kg) and portable (up to 20kg) configurations to support UK Armed Forces field operations. It includes delivery of over 250 systems—159 rotary-wing Indago 4 and 105 fixed-wing Stalker VXE30 drones—replacing older models like Desert Hawk 3, with modular, upgradeable designs managed by Lockheed Martin as Systems Integrator to adapt to emerging technologies and threats.

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Procedure & source details

Original title: TIQUILA Programme Mini-Uncrewed Air Systems
Published: 25 Aug 2021
Contract type: Production
Mission: ISR · Fixed-wing · Rotary · VTOL
End use: Military
Reference: UKCF-31679623-1ce1-4b5f-8598-0fe0b019e451

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From UK Contracts Finder · updated 26 Sept 2026

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