Certo Aerospace raises £5M for CAPSTONE heavy-lift UAS development - 2026-10-01 - Funding - The company will expand design, test and manufacturing operations in Somerset and Wiltshire. CAPSTONE is a600 kg-class coaxial VTOL UAS undergoing CAA-approved flight operations and systems-integration evaluations. New and existing… - source: certoaero.com
Certo demonstrates CAPSTONE acoustic-payload integration for Atlantic Bastion - 2026-02-23 - Demonstration - The trial integrated a UYS-506 processor and representative sonobuoy payload for a flight exceeding two hours. QinetiQ’s sonobuoy data creator supplied acoustic data for the demonstration. Starlink supported transatlantic command… - source: certoaero.com
Certo reports CAPSTONE logistics and CASEVAC demonstrations - 2026-01-06 - Demonstration - The tests covered pickup, transit and drop-off using three logistics and CASEVAC carriage systems. The configurations included Skylift TEUCAN/SkyHook, an Aether Aerospace winch and Blackspace Rapid-ACE. Flight sequences at Keevil… - source: certoaero.com
Certo Aerospace raises £3 million to accelerate CAPSTONE flight trials - 2025-04-24 - Funding - The expanded round followed subscriptions above the company’s original target. The investment supported flight testing of the 600 kg-class CAPSTONE coaxial VTOL aircraft. The company planned to showcase two flying prototypes at the… - source: ukaviation.aero