Blue Bear have a wide portfolio of products developed by their pioneering team and offer an end-to-end Managed Service for UAVs of different classes (17grams to 50tonnes) and types (fixed wing, rotary wing, morphing wing, lighter-than-air) launched from unprepared ground or even launched from a rail onboard. The UK government 's Defence and Security Accelerator ( DASA ) has chosen Blue Bear Systems Ltd to develop the swarm technology in a contract worth £ 2.5 m ( $ 3.3 m ) . The ' Many Drones Make One Work ' project will be led by Blue Bear , with IQHQ , Plextex , Airbus and the University of Durham supporting , with the aim of building roughly 20 unmanned aerial systems . The British Armed Forces will then use these swarms as a ' Force - Multiplier ' , offering broader capabilities such as food and medical assistance with greater efficiency . Alongside lower operating costs and fewer man - hours , the technology would also remove soldiers from potentially harmful situations .
The UK government 's Defence and Security Accelerator ( DASA ) has chosen Blue Bear Systems Ltd to develop the swarm technology in a contract worth £ 2.5 m ( $ 3.3 m ) . The ' Many Drones Make One Work ' project will be led by Blue Bear , with IQHQ , Plextex , Airbus and the University of Durham supporting , with the aim of building roughly 20 unmanned aerial systems . The British Armed Forces will then use these swarms as a ' Force - Multiplier ' , offering broader capabilities such as food and medical assistance with greater efficiency . Alongside lower operating costs and fewer man - hours , the technology would also remove soldiers from potentially harmful situations .