Key Question
What does a 250g British spy drone add to the Army's arsenal?
Timeline for Evolve Dynamics
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Drones: Industry & DefenceBackground
Evolve Dynamics makes small surveillance drones in Hampshire. Its stated focus is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, placing it in the market for compact systems used to collect information from the air.
Companies House records show that Evolve Dynamics Limited was incorporated in November 2016. The company’s product range includes the hand-held FOXE, WOLFE and Sky Mantis 2 platforms.
An update published on 1 October described Evolve Dynamics as a British small-drone maker. That description remains the clearest current account of the company’s role in Britain’s defence-drone sector.
Common Questions
What drones does Evolve Dynamics make?
Small surveillance drones including the hand-held FOXE, the WOLFE and the Sky Mantis 2.Source: Evolve Dynamics
How many drones is Evolve Dynamics supplying to the British Army?
245 Foxe-NATO drones, each under 250g, in the Army's £16m Project Rapstone buy announced on 16 September 2026.Source: UK Ministry of Defence
Where is Evolve Dynamics based?
Hampshire, in the United Kingdom. The company says it also works in Ukraine.Source: Evolve Dynamics
How the World Sees Them
Israel Defense Forces (Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir)
The battlefield is changing at a dizzying pace, and we are changing with it.
EHang (chairman and chief executive Huazhi Hu)
recent industry air incidents have prompted a more cautious regulatory stance in China
DroneShield
does not guarantee any orders and any amounts cannot be quantified
Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of War
a good start, but it's certainly not enough
Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)
overcome the limitations of the existing fixed-wing-type divisional reconnaissance drone
Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet)
deep regret
Japan Ministry of Defense
the organisation that makes the most use of unmanned assets in the world
Direction Générale de l'Armement (Alexandre Lahousse)
la lettre de commandes est partie hier
Danish Ministry of Defence (Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus)
another step in establishing a proper drone shield