10/02/2025

A British engineering firm spun out of Formula One technology has announced plans to send low-cost, long-range attack drones to Ukraine, stating that the systems combine high-performance design with an eye on affordability—a bid to give Kyiv precision strike capability without the six-figure price tags of missiles.

MGI Engineering, a company founded by former Formula One engineer Mike Gascoyne, is adapting motorsport know-how to build long-range loitering munitions for Ukraine, BFBS/Forces News reported on September 30.

The firm says it will deploy SkyShark suicide drones to Ukraine within weeks and is developing a heavier strike platform called Tiger Shark for longer-range, higher-payload missions.

“We’re fighting a battle. We’re doing a race where you’ve got to be the quickest and you’ve got to be the best,” Gascoyne told BFBS/Forces News, invoking his motorsport background as a blueprint for rapid, cost-conscious weapons development.