Blue Horizon

Products

Problem Statement

In future conflicts, the US Joint Force Sustainment faces increasing operational demands:

  • Dispersed battlespace

  • Contested Logistics Corridors

  • Anti-Access/Area Denial

  • High Tempo, 24/7 Operations

 

Traditional logistics are too vulnerable and too slow to keep up.  Sustainment must be mobile, adaptive, and survivable.

Our Solution:

TETHER Aircraft Family

Value Proposition

Uncrewed

No onboard pilots; fully autonomous


Attritable

Low-cost, high manufacturability and expendable 
 

Vertical Lift

Operates without runways


Modular

Payloads and missions easily reconfigured

 

Connected

Emphasis on fit into web of operations

 

Initial Mission: Frontline logistics, delivering supplies in contested, DDIL environments

Future Applications: Decoy, Kinetic or EW Payload Delivery, Battalion-Level Long-Range ISR, Industrial Access, Rural & Regional Cargo, Aerial Firefighting

Aircraft Features

Proven Powertrain
Long range, quick response, no electric charging infrastructure needed, minimal rare earth elements dependency

 

Single Main Rotor
Runway independence, higher cruise speed than fixed prop systems

 

Airframe
Affordable, low maintenance, rapid assembly/disassembly for transport


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

 

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

 

Detachable pod
Initial - cargo-carrying, Future - multi-mission systems containment