MGI Engineering's Low-Cost, Long-Range Drones Head to Ukraine in Weeks
MGI Engineering, a company founded by former Formula One engineer Mike Gascoyne, is set to send low-cost, long-range attack drones to Ukraine within weeks. The SkyShark suicide drones, capable of carrying a 10-20 kg warload over a distance of about 250 km at top speeds near 450 km/h, are expected to bolster the country's defences in the ongoing Ukraine war.
Gascoyne, who sees the conflict in Ukraine as an engineering challenge, aims to produce effective payloads and solve navigation in GNSS-denied environments. MGI Engineering's efforts are complementary to Ukrainian and NATO needs for lower-cost, long-range strike options that can be fielded in numbers. The company is adapting motorsport technology to build long-range loitering munitions, with the Tiger Shark, a heavier long-range strike drone for longer missions, priced around $538 thousand. The SkyShark drones, with an estimated price tag of around $67 thousand, use onboard target-acquisition guidance to find and dive onto selected targets.
Ukrainian partners are already involved in production planning for MGI Engineering's drones, although there is no publicly known information about partner companies in Ukraine having started production of the Tiger Shark long-range attack drones. MGI Engineering aims to deliver systems in meaningful volume and at affordable prices to support the Ukraine news and its defensive efforts.
MGI Engineering's SkyShark drones are expected to provide a significant boost to Ukraine's defensive capabilities, offering a low-cost, long-range strike option that can be fielded in numbers. The company's adaptation of motorsport technology to build long-range loitering munitions is a testament to the innovative solutions that can be brought to the conflict through engineering expertise, contributing to the ongoing Ukraine war efforts.
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