Project VOLLEY (LAUNCHER)

Tender description

The UK MOD will be holding a Project VOLLEY Challenge Session on the morning of Wednesday 18th of June 2025 in London, UK. Industry partners from NATO, Ukraine and Five-Eyes countries are invited to attend. There is a requirement for a rapid launching of multiple fixed-wing Uncrewed Air Vehicles (UAV), from a single launcher, including set-up, firing and recovery time. The launcher must be able to launch at least 5 reference UAVs within 4 minutes of the first UAV launch and recover within a maximum of 10 minutes from that first UAV launch, from a static and level position. The overall launcher must require a minimal set up time and then launch the UAVs after it has been instructed to do so by the User. There should be no more than a 1-minute interval between each launch. Indicative timelines: • Industry day 18th Jun 25 • Dragon’s Den competition 1st Aug 25 • UK field demonstration / testing to take place from Oct 25 • First deliveries NLT Jan 26 The process will invite industry to submit proposals to meet the firm requirements. MOD encourages companies to work together in a consortium to address the VOLLEY requirement. A small number of proposals (2-5), subject to contract will be provided funding to demonstrate the entire VOLLEY capability in Oct 25. Please fill out the following form in order to register for the event. Registration will close on 11th Jun 2025. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7WB3vlNZS0iuldChbfoJ5a5yEC87bndDi9PKmMmNOy9UMllBM1VYNEVaUTVPR0pNTVgyTkdRR044VC4u Further information can be found on the attached Industry Day Proposal