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Dave Holmes, the advanced projects, technology and manufacturing director for BAE Systems\u2019 air sector, said the first vehicles could be in the hands of customers by 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a potentially a significant move into the drone sector for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/dsei\/2021\/09\/14\/bae-systems-eyes-new-space-business-with-acquisition-of-in-space\/\">BAE<\/a>. The company spent millions of Pounds developing various drone designs like the Mantis, gaining considerable experience along the way in technologies such as autonomous systems without achieving commercial success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The T-650 is not the first time BAE has dipped its toe in the unmanned air vehicle sector in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018 it struck a deal with British company Prismatic to help develop the solar electric vehicle known as the PHASA-35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That high altitude, long endurance vehicle has the potential to fly for months conducting reconnaissance and other missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now though company has turned to vertical-take-off-and-landing vehicles, with executives reckoning a sustainably powered drone with a wide range of applications could be a game changer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holmes declined to say whether the two companies had already turned their minds to scaled-up versions of the T-650, but his response appears to suggest the way ahead is for bigger machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur broad ambition is to deliver military effect efficiently while maintaining a low carbon footprint. 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