BAE Systems’ FalconWorks unit is to expand its collaboration with US partner Survice Engineering, after a successful pact based on the T-150 uncrewed aerial system (UAS).

“The new agreement will see BAE Systems and Survice Engineering working together to explore opportunities for collaboration across a wider product portfolio of small/tactical UAS,” the companies say.

Prior to its acquisition by BAE, the UK company’s now-subsidiary Malloy Aeronautics was in 2015 contracted to supply its electric-powered T-150 quadcopter to Survice, which adapted it into a TRV-150 variant for use by the US Marine Corps and US Army.

In addition to performing logistics tasks, the design has so far been demonstrated in roles including “mine clearing, obscuration deployment and weaponisation”, the US company says.

BAE – which in July 2025 announced a successful first air-launched firing of its APKWS guided rocket from a TRV-150 – says the new framework agreement will support the further development of UAS technologies.

“The agreement with FalconWorks is a logical next step to continue advancing UAS technologies and use cases,” notes Survice president Greg Thompson.

Meanwhile, the UK Royal Navy (RN) has detailed its first operational experience with the T-150B, following the model’s employment by the Royal Marines during winter training in Norway.

Employed by a three-person crew in temperatures as low as -28°C (-18°F), the logistics UAS was used to transport equipment including “81mm mortars, machine guns, ammunition, blood, and a bomb disposal robot across the battlefield”, the RN says.

Approved for operational use by the navy last year, the T-150B can carry a maximum payload of 68kg (150lb), and has a 40min endurance at speeds up to 52kt (96km/h).

Updated on 24 February with details of UK Royal Navy operations with the T-150B.