British Army exploring uncrewed “mules” to boost Apache lethality

Published on January 23, 2025

The British Army is looking to integrate uncrewed “mules” with its new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in a bid to provide new lethality, sensor, and protection capabilities for platform on the battlefields of the future.

Information dislocsed at DefenceIQ’s International Armoured Vehicle (IAV 2025) conference, detailed that the service was exploring ways to integrate the mules, effectively uncrewed platforms, with the Apache gunship.

The aspiration is to see the Apache helicopters acting as C2 nodes, controlling a flight of drones to various duties, depending on payload. Up to six “mules” could be assigned to each helicopter.

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