Windracers

Windracers engineers, manufactures and operates the ULTRA family of autonomous heavy-lift fixed-wing drones for civil and defence missions. Founded in 2017, the British company combines aircraft, a masterless autopilot, mission control, maintenance and global operations.

Facts

Segment: Aerial Robotics And Drones
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 2017
Website: https://windracers.com/

1 commercial event; 1 contract award; latest event 2026-04-15

2026-04-15 - Contract award - Windracers selected for UK drone support package for Ukraine - source: windracers.com

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Timeline

2026-04-15 - Contract Award - Windracers selected for UK drone support package for Ukraine - The UK Government package covers 120,000 drones for Ukraine. Windracers was named as a primary supplier for uncrewed systems in the package. Windracers said ULTRA had been in active operation in Ukraine since 2023. - source: windracers.com
2026-03-09 - Regulatory - Windracers achieves BARS Green status for heavy-lift drone operations - The Flight Safety Foundation BARS Program recognises operators that meet operational and safety criteria. Windracers said Green status confirmed audit findings were closed on time. The status supports continuous registration through October 2026. - source: windracers.com
2026-02-09 - Partnership - Windracers and HITRANS sign Highlands and Islands drone-cargo MoU - The MoU targets unmanned air-cargo operations in remote Scottish communities. The partnership builds on SATE-funded operations that demonstrated UAS cargo for remote-region transport challenges. Windracers framed the work as a step toward regularly scheduled… - source: windracers.com

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Team

Andy Callen - Chief Financial Officer - Leads finance, people, IT and security for Windracers.
Simon Muderack - CEO & Vice Chairman - Leads Windracers commercial and operating execution.
Stephen Wright - Founder & Chairman - Founded Windracers and leads strategy and governance.

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Relations

UK Government - Ukraine Drone Package Buyer - UK Government selected Windracers as a primary supplier in its drone support package for Ukraine.
Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership - Drone Cargo Mou Partner - HITRANS and Windracers signed an MoU to expand autonomous air-cargo use cases in Scotland.

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