Overview
ISS Aerospace is a Berkshire-based UK sovereign developer of autonomous uncrewed aerial and ground systems for defence, security, and critical national infrastructure. Founded in 2015, it designs, manufactures, and operates COTS/MOTS UAVs and the Sensus UGV, with deployments across UK MOD programmes, NATO partners, and defence primes including BAE Systems, Thales, Babcock, and Airbus. Platforms deployed globally including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Papua New Guinea, and Chile.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Products
Power
Sector
Sovereign autonomous uncrewed systems
SENSUS L heavy-lift UAS
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →ISS Aerospace on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where ISS Aerospace's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Ryan Kempley Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Ryan Kempleysolefounded 2015-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for ISS Aerospace.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- ISS Aerospace2 deployments
Recent coverage
ISS Aerospace in third-party press
Peer companies
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Cambridge Aerospace2 models
- Hendrick Technical Solutions2 models
- Northrop Grumman2 models
- RTX (Raytheon)2 models
- Rheinmetall2 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names ISS Aerospace.
Robots and products (1)
People (1)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Sensus UGV at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Sensus UGV at United States
Sources (3)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-09
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for ISS Aerospace.Peer companies
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Cambridge Aerospace2 models
- Hendrick Technical Solutions2 models
- Northrop Grumman2 models
- RTX (Raytheon)2 models
- Rheinmetall2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning ISS Aerospace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/iss-aerospace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/iss-aerospace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/068caac4-6580-4440-9b18-2cb30d5afc42
- Revision history: /companies/iss-aerospace/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Cambridge Aerospace2 models
- Hendrick Technical Solutions2 models
- Northrop Grumman2 models
- RTX (Raytheon)2 models
- Rheinmetall2 models
Video
ISS AEROSPACE – HYDROGEN & ELECTRIC MODULAR UAS FOR ENDURANCE INDUSTRIAL & DEFENSE MISSIONS ISS Aerospace (UK-based) specializes in autonomous unmanned aerial
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
ISS Aerospace draws attention at the 38th percentile but verifies reality at the 17th percentile among defense robots. Hype Gap +21.6, 4th widest among defense robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 6, 2026