Blue Horizon

Products

Problem Statement

In future conflicts, the US Joint Force capability to deliver cargo and attack faces limitations of rotorcraft payload/range, speed and cost.

 

Crewed helicopters and ground convoys expose personnel to significant risk.

Our Solutions

TETHER vehicle platform

Uncrewed: No onboard pilots; fully autonomous
Attritable: Low-cost and expendable 
Vertical Lift: Operates without runways
Modular: Payloads and missions easily reconfigured

Lower Signature: Harder to detect, track, and target

 

Initial Mission: Frontline logistics, delivering supplies in contested Low/No-GPS environments

Blue Horizon Production System

Rapid Deployment: Fieldable in months/years, not years/decades
Decentralized Production: Manufacturable at scale across dispersed sites

Dual-Use Technologies: Streamline production and lower costs 

 

Initial Build: Deploys COTS/commodity systems as available to accelerate build and leverage capital investment

Value Proposition

Hybrid-Electric Powertrain: long range, quick response, quieter operations, no electric charging infrastructure

Liftrotors: Runway independence, higher speed than fixed prop systems

Airframe: Affordable, low maintenance, wings increase aerodynamic efficiency and range

Navigation: No/Low-GPS flight ops and landing autonomy, reduced pilot workload and training

System Architecture: Modular/Open for easy upgrades and reconfiguration, integration with crewed and uncrewed assets

Detachable pod: MVP - cargo-carrying, Future - multi-mission systems containment

Development: Short design cycle, lower non-recurring costs, distributed resilient supply chain and manufacturing