UAS Heavy Lift Challenge [UASHLC] CF EE

The UAS Heavy Lift Challenge [UASHLC] CF EE is a £2,000,000 contract awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence under the Heavy Lift Challenge framework to advance heavy-lift uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) for logistics and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) missions, particularly involving vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. It supports Project MORRIGHAN's Phase 2, where companies like Certo Aerospace demonstrate autonomous operations such as pick-up, transit, drop-off, and precision landing of payloads at locations like Keevil Airfield, building on prior phases that funded developers like Malloy Aeronautics. The initiative aims to enable rapid delivery of supplies to ships and personnel at sea, reducing risks to personnel and accelerating procurement of scalable UAS technology.