BAE Systems Ampersand

Ampersand
Ampersand
General information
Type	UAV autogyro
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	BAE Systems
History
Developed from	RotorSport UK MT-03

Last updated November 09, 2025

The BAE Systems Ampersand unmanned autonomous system (UAS) is an unmanned autogyro technology demonstrator, first announced at the 2008 Farnborough International Air Show. The Ampersand is based on the RotorSport UK MT-03 autogyro, with a sensor suite derived from the BAE Herti UAV. It is capable of being flown manned, for flight test purposes.

References

"FARNBOROUGH 2008: BAE develops rotary and lighter-than-air UAVs". Flightglobal . 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

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