Evolve Dynamics launches range of production-ready ISR UAVs

The Foxe UAV has a fixed dual-sensor payload for day and night operations. (End State)

British unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Evolve Dynamics launched its electrically powered Foxe nano UAV and Wolfe mini UAV on 13 May 2025.

Speaking to Janes, Tom Redman, CEO of Evolve Dynamics, said development work on the Foxe UAV began in 2022 with an earlier iteration displayed in demonstrations during 2024. While the programme took a temporary back seat to other important projects, major development work on both Foxe and Wolfe started in December 2024.

Both the Foxe and Wolfe are built on the pedigree of Evolve Dynamics' Sky Mantis 2 mini quadcopter UAV, incorporating lessons in electrics, avionics, and propulsion from the earlier platform and from its use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), said Redman. Fielded by different units on the front, feedback on Sky Mantis 2 was received around signal jamming, operations in global navigation satellite services (GNSS)-denied environments, and stealth elements of the system.

Evolve Dynamics then trialled several pieces of jamming-resistant radio equipment, which used frequency hopping, under live jamming conditions. The company said it continued refining operational efficacy as desired by the user base.

The Wolfe UAV uses a downward looking camera and vision-based navigation for operations in GNSS-denied environments, with an onboard computer creating a map for navigation against the imagery in real time. In an emergency, the UAVs can return to a preset location (for example a nearby command post), instead of the launch location. This functionality was simulated during exercises with Ukrainian users, Redman said.