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Certo Aerospace

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certoaerospace.com

Capstone is a 600 kg-class coaxial VTOL uncrewed aircraft with autonomous flight, 300 kg payload, 10-hour endurance and 300-mile range, aimed at logistics, casualty evacuation, maritime and defence. Received UK CAA authorisation in March 2024 and works with BAE Systems FalconWorks. Customers so far are UK MoD (Project MORRIGHAN Phase 2 demonstration, Project NYX) and Royal Navy trials, which are demonstration-stage; founding year is not stated in the sources.

HeadquartersFrome, GB
FoundedNot listed
Defense funding$10M
TeamNot listed
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StageEarly VC (GBP 5M)
FoundersBear Grylls (Co-founder)
Regions servedGB
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-10-13
XNot listed
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinelogistics

Capstone

  • 300 kg payload, 10-hour endurance, 300-mile range

    Payload, endurance and range

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-04-23Royal Navy (ASW DETECT, LOCATE & TRACK experimentation, Project CABOT)military trial / demonstrationGBNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordExisting shareholders and high-net-worth individuals (undisclosed)
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-09-23Wins UK MoD contract to demonstrate heavy-lift UAS (Project MORRIGHAN Phase 2)DroneLife
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Certo Aerospace secures 5M to advance heavy-lift drone developmentAerospace Forum · retrieved 2026-10-13
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Certo Aerospace raises 3M to accelerate UK flight trials of large uncrewed helicoptersDroneLife · retrieved 2026-10-13
03
CERTO AEROSPACE demonstrates its CAPSTONE uncrewed helicopter for ASW missionsFormiche/FW Mag · retrieved 2026-10-13
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Certo Aerospace wins UK MoD contract to demonstrate heavy-lift UASDroneLife