FIA 2026: Malloy eyes NATO expansion and Australia for T-150 as it scales up technology
The Malloy Aeronautics T-150 cargo-carrying UAV was displayed at the Farnborough Airshow with BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System weapon. (Photo: author)
BAE Systems’ Malloy Aeronautics is seeking to expand the international customer base for its T-150 heavy-lift UAV, with NATO users beginning to adopt the platform and Australia identified as a key prospective market.
Speaking to Defence Insight at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2026, Malloy Aeronautics CEO Neil Appleton confirmed that the T-150 was awaiting inclusion on the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) register.
The cargo-carrying uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is already in operation with some NATO users including the UK Royal Navy (RN), Royal Marines and US Marine Corps, and Appleton added that “one or two” other NATO customers are in “early adoption of the capability”.
Outside of NATO, Malloy is also looking to establish a foothold in Australia. “We are trying to get into the Australian market” to complete the “AUKUS hat-trick”, Appleton said.
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