British Army validates five XTEND SCORPIO 1000 systems at RHINO BIZZ
British Army personnel independently operated five XTEND SCORPIO 1000 systems with live kinetic payloads during Exercise RHINO BIZZ at BATUS in Alberta, validating missions at ranges up to 7.5 kilometres.
Evidence notes
- The exercise involved about 350 soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade across the 2,700-square-kilometre BATUS training area.
- The 2 PARA UAS Platoon operated five SCORPIO 1000 systems without XTEND operational support.
- XTEND reported successful live-payload missions at 3.6, 6.5 and 7.5 kilometres.
Company context
XTEND develops human-guided autonomous drone and robotics systems for defence, public safety, and security missions. Its platform combines AI, autonomy, immersive operator control, and tactical drone hardware across systems such as Griffon, Xtender, Scorpio, Honey Badger, Hunter, and Wolverine.