Windracers Timeline

Events

• 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
• 2026-01-15 - Capability - Windracers ULTRA reaches 2,000 km heavy-lift range configuration - The 2,000 km range milestone was announced at the Windracers LAUNCH 2026 event. Windracers said ULTRA supports payloads above 150 kg over long-range missions. The event included a fully autonomous flight mission demonstration at Llanbedr Airfield. - source: windracers.com
• 2025-09-26 - Regulatory - Windracers receives UK–Norway approval for international civil BVLOS flight - The approved corridor covered 378 kilometres across UK and Norwegian airspace. Windracers described it as the first UK civil UAS approval for an international operation. The approval used temporary danger areas and applied to a defined flight operation, not… - source: windracers.com
• 2025-09-01 - Facility Opening - Windracers opens expanded 22,000-square-metre Hampshire factory - The refurbished site spans 22,000 square metres, or about 237,000 square feet. The expansion created more than 50 skilled jobs. Windracers said the facility would support hundreds of ULTRA deliveries over the following two years; this was a forward… - source: windracers.com