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Tekever's heavy-lift autonomous drone family, carrying a 200kg payload to 500km, unveiled at Farnborough on 21 July 2026.

Last refreshed: 24 July 2026

Key Question

Tekever built its name on ISR drones; can AR6 win it a seat in Britain's Apache wingman competition?

Timeline for AR6

#16 21 Jul

Unveiled as Tekever's first heavy-lift platform

Drones: Industry & Defence: Tekever climbs weight classes with AR6
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Background

AR6 is Tekever's first heavy-lift autonomous drone family, unveiled at Farnborough on 21 July 2026, carrying a 200kg payload to 500km with a military variant that flies without global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals.

AR6 sits several weight classes above the AR3 ISR drone that carried Tekever's every prior appearance on this beat. Until now an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) supplier, Tekever is using AR6 to bid for combat-autonomy work, pitching it explicitly at the Apache loyal-wingman requirement under Project NYX.

The unveiling arrives in the same Farnborough week as Britain's Brontanax CCA and a cluster of other combat-drone reveals, as manufacturers across the sector move up in weight class and combat role.

Common Questions
What is the Tekever AR6?
The AR6 is Tekever's first heavy-lift autonomous drone family, unveiled at Farnborough on 21 July 2026, carrying a 200kg payload to 500km.Source: Tekever
Can the AR6 fly without GPS?
Yes. Its military variant flies without global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals.Source: Tekever
Why did Tekever build the AR6?
Tekever, previously an ISR drone supplier, built AR6 to bid for combat-autonomy work, pitching it at Britain's Apache loyal-wingman requirement under Project NYX.Source: Tekever