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Robot model

Skyhammer

aerialpilotby Cambridge Aerospace

Low-cost missile interceptor drone designed for counter-drone air defense.

Track Skyhammer
Manufacturer
Cambridge Aerospace
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active

Overview

Low-cost missile interceptor drone designed for counter-drone air defense. UK MoD contract signed for deliveries starting May 2026.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Form Factor

aerial

Maturity

prototype

Role

Interceptor against Shahed-style attack drones.

Performance (UK MoD, Apr 2026)

Range 30 km; max speed 700 km/h.

UK delivery plan

Subject to contract; first missiles and launchers May 2026, more within six months.

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Skyhammer. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Skyhammer.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://www.tectonic-defense.com/cambridge-aerospace-emerges-from-the-shadows/
  2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/uk-signs-drone-interceptor-deal-with-cambridge-aerospace
  3. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-start-up-to-supply-interceptor-missiles-to-uk-military-and-gulf-partners

Mentioned on (1)

Registry pages whose text names Skyhammer.

Companies (1)

Cambridge Aerospace

Common questions

What is Skyhammer?
Low-cost missile interceptor drone designed for counter-drone air defense. UK MoD contract signed for deliveries starting May 2026.
How much does Skyhammer cost?
Skyhammer's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Skyhammer from Cambridge Aerospace. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Skyhammer actually deployed in the real world?
Skyhammer is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Skyhammer?
Skyhammer is made by Cambridge Aerospace, based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2024.
Can you buy Skyhammer?
Skyhammer is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Skyhammer?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Skyhammer include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.
How does Skyhammer compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?
Skyhammer and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Skyhammer has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Skyhammer a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Skyhammer ranks in roughly the top 85% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is Skyhammer's maturity stage?
Skyhammer is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Where is Skyhammer deployed?
No verified deployments of Skyhammer are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Skyhammer safe?
Skyhammer has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12

Verification posture

Verified

Medium confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-established-publication
Established publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Skyhammer.

Recent coverage

Skyhammer in third-party press

Cambridge Aerospace was just valued at $3.4 billion, less than two years after it was founded — and the two numbers that would let anyone test that valuation, the price of one Skyhammer and the size of its UK contract, have never been published as figures

Aug 21, 2026

Cambridge Aerospace raises $300 million at $3.4 billion valuation to scale Skyhammer production and UK air defence contracts

Aug 10, 2026