Orbital UAV Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-29 - Commercial Order - Orbital UAV receives three-system MightyFly propulsion order - Two Orbital HFE propulsion systems are allocated to flight testing and one to ground development and validation. Delivery of all three systems is scheduled for September 2026. The systems support a heavy-fuel configuration for MightyFly's autonomous… - source: announcements.asx.com.au
• 2016-12-23 - Contract Award - Orbital UAV signed long-term propulsion agreement with Insitu - The ASX announcement identified Insitu as the customer and described it as a Boeing subsidiary. The agreement covered UAV propulsion systems with a stated potential value over the initial term. The relationship links Orbital UAV’s propulsion layer to… - source: asx.com.au
• 1988-01-01 - Company Formation - Orbital UAV was founded in Western Australia - Orbital UAV was founded in Western Australia in 1988. The company current UAV relevance centers on integrated heavy-fuel engine systems for tactical uncrewed aircraft. The long-running propulsion business now serves UAV engine markets rather than general… - source: orbitaluav.com