Mobile Field repair/production system for Drone-kill-Drone C-UAS
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Tagnir AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 150 000 |
| Project duration | November 2024 - February 2025 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | SME flights |
| Call | Strengthened Swedish aeronautical research and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) |
Important results from the project
The project´s objective was initially to produce a specification and basis for a design of a mobile field repair/manufacturing system for Tagnir C-UAS. The intention was also to produce a demo version of such a system. The result is a generalized, mobile system that is both targeted at Tagnirs C-UAS and equally generally usable for other drones. The demo version was developed to a greater extent than expected and is now being tested in Sweden and, thanks to private funding, also in Ukraine.
Expected long term effects
The project group expects that the results will contribute to drones being maintained, repaired and possibly even produced close to the places where the they are used. This will lead to significantly increased accessibility and thus greater benefit for the user of the system. The project has also highlighted the need for support, training, further education, and skills development for frontline operators. This is especially true in light of the rapid development of both hardware and software.
Approach and implementation
The initial approach was a fairly traditional R&D project. As the collaboration with our colleagues in Ukraine deepened and intensified, the division of roles relatively often became of the nature that we proposed functions and tools that the operators sometimes rejected completely and sometimes were very enthusiastic about. The development work became very much interactive. The end result was a unit that Ukrainian operators assessed as "composed by people who clearly know what you need".