FOCUSED ON BUILDING PRACTICAL, ADAPTABLE SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO SOLVE REAL WORLD OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS
A UxS capability development company focused on aerial systems, rapid prototyping, testing and mission relevant experimentation.
Black Sheep Defense Systems develops and integrates unmanned systems with an emphasis on communications enabled operations, distributed systems, payload integration and operationally relevant testing. Current focus areas include aerial systems, mobile communications concepts, tactical networking integration and deployable mission capabilities.
Areas of interest include:
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UxS / Drone Systems
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Tactical & Mobile Communications
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Rapid Prototyping & Integration
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Mission-Relevant Testing & Demonstrations
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Communications Resiliency & Distributed Operations
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Counter-UAS & Operational Experimentation
RECCE - 10S
Modular reconnaissance and strike capable UAS optimized for contested environments.
The RECCE-10S is a modular, mission configurable 10” quadcopter unmanned aerial system designed for reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, and precision strike support in contested environments. Built for adaptability, the platform supports ISR, thermal sensing, mesh networking, and strike-capable mission sets to enable small teams and manoeuvre elements with enhanced situational awareness and tactical overmatch.
SOLO - DC2
Long-endurance airborne ISR and distributed command and control platform enabling persistent overwatch, communications relay, and mesh networking.
SOLO-DC' is a long-endurance VTOL fixed-wing platform designed to provide persistent airborne reconnaissance, communications relay, and distributed command-and-control for contested environments. Acting as an airborne extension of the tactical network, SOLO-DC' enhances situational awareness, extends mesh communications, supports ATAK-enabled operations, and enables distributed unmanned system coordination across extended battlespaces.
STRIKER - 7
Low-cost precision special application aerial warfare platform designed for scalable tactical effects.
The STRIKER-7 is a lightweight, agile, and missionconfigurable aerial platform designed to deliver precision tactical effects in dynamic operational environments. Optimized for manoeuvre element employment, the STRIKER-7 provides a scalable, low-cost capability for distributed operations and rapidly evolving battlefield conditions.
ROGUE - 7M
A versatile submersible logistics and strike platform designed to deliver critical sustainment and tactical options from the sea. Operating undetected beneath the surface, it enables secure resupply of forward deployed troops while offering rapid reconfiguration for kinetic missions.
Fully integrated with our proprietary mesh network, the Rogue-7M maintains secure, resilient communications across submerged, surface, and land assets. It enables real-time command and control, data sharing, and coordinated swarm operations even in contested or GPS-denied environments.
Seamless Multi-Domain Connectivity
Our proprietary mesh network delivers resilient, decentralized communications across air, ground, and sub-surface domains. Designed for contested and denied environments, it enables real-time data sharing, command and control, and coordinated operations without reliance on vulnerable centralized infrastructure.
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Key Capabilities
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True Mesh Architecture — Every node (drone, UUV, ground vehicle, or operator) acts as both a transmitter and repeater, automatically routing traffic through the most efficient path.
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Multi-Domain Integration — Connects aerial platforms, surface assets, ground forces, and sub-surface systems (including the Rogue-7M) into a single unified network.
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Drone-to-Drone & Drone-to-Ground Links — Blue pathways enable high-bandwidth air-to-air coordination. Red pathways ensure reliable links between platforms and warfighters on the ground.
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Sub-Surface Nodes — Extends the network underwater, allowing submerged assets to communicate with surface and aerial units in real time.
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Contested Environment Resilient — Self-healing, jam-resistant, and operates effectively in GPS-denied or communications-degraded scenarios.
Built for Real Operations
Whether sustaining troops from the sea, coordinating strike packages, or maintaining situational awareness across the battlespace, our mesh network ensures your unmanned platforms and operators remain connected when it matters most.
SENIOR TEAM
Kris McGar - Co-Founder
Kris is a retired United States Marine Corps Captain with over 21 years of distinguished service leading Marines and developing capabilities across tactical, operational, and strategic levels. He specialized in integrating emerging technologies, building operational capabilities, and solving complex military challenges.
Kris supported Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and U.S. Special Operations Joint Task Force – Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism, focusing on force generation, current operations, capability development, and operational experimentation. He played a pivotal role integrating the first kinetic counter-unmanned aircraft systems into Iraq, shaped future force requirements for coalition operations, and regularly briefed senior military leaders, the Joint Staff, and the Secretary of Defense.
Andy Furness - Co-Founder
In 2001 he joined 7 Squadron within the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW). For the next decade, he delivered high-level air support to UK Special Forces on multiple global operations. His operational portfolio spans Counter Terrorism (CT), Counter Insurgency (COIN), Counter Narcotics (CN), Hostage Rescue (HR), and Maritime Counter Terrorism (MCT).
Transitioning to the commercial sector, Andy established specialist rear-crew SAR capabilities for a major global helicopter operator and founded a defense training and advisory company that has delivered contracts to the UK MOD, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and governments and militaries worldwide. He maintains close connections across the UK Special Forces community, Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism units, and other UK Government agencies.
Maj Joe Porrazzo,
USMC (Ret) - Strategic Advisor
A dedicated leader of Marines, Joe has commanded at squadron level and contributed to critical aviation operations, including combat deployments where his deep expertise in tactical aviation, mission planning, and operational risk management has equipped him with a unique understanding of how technology, human factors, and real-world constraints intersect in contested environments.
In his role as Strategic Advisor to the company, Joe provides invaluable guidance drawn from decades of frontline military experience. He helps shape the development of practical, adaptable unmanned systems and mesh networking solutions that address the exact challenges he and his fellow service members faced in the field—reliable communications in denied areas, resilient autonomous capabilities, and systems designed by operators for operators.
GET IN TOUCH
We'd be happy to provide more detailed product information on any of the product range or to arrange flight demonstrations.