Urban-Air Port & AMS Global Forge Strategic Defence Partnership to Deliver Unrivalled UAS Sustainment Solutions
London, UK – 6th August 2025 – Urban-Air Port (UAP), a global leader in advanced UAV launch systems purpose-built for defence applications, has partnered with AMS Global (AMS), a trusted Ministry of Defence (MOD) provider of Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, and Upgrade (MRO) services. This strategic alliance equips UAP’s cutting-edge defence technology with a world-class retrieval, MRO, and sustainment programme, ensuring mission-critical readiness for customers across the globe.
Recognising that modern warfare demands not only innovative hardware but also robust sustainment to maintain operational dominance, UAP’s partnership with AMS delivers a fully integrated defence solution. From its modular, containerised multi-UAV launch systems to its advanced software platform, UAP now offers end-to-end capabilities, including rapid retrieval, overhaul, and sustainment services tailored to the rigorous demands of defence operations.
“UAP’s vision is transformative. They are not merely delivering equipment but pioneering a new defence capability with their multi-UAV launch systems. What sets UAP apart is their foresight in embedding comprehensive sustainment from the outset. AMS Global is proud to be their sustainment partner, ensuring every deployed UAP asset is mission-ready with a robust MRO and overhaul package that maximises operational uptime and value for taxpayers.”
Waddington, a strategic adviser at the Department of Business & Trade, a former Defence Adviser with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and a former Director of Strategic Planning for the Australian Defence Force’s Joint Operations Command, emphasised that sustainment is critical not only for mission success but also for delivering cost-effective solutions that defence forces and taxpayers demand.
The partnership follows UAP’s successful Demo-Day of their DBx-MP1 system, attended by representatives from the British Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force hosted by the British Army Experimentation and Trials Group. AMS played a pivotal role in articulating the sustainment needs of MOD deployed technology, drawing on lessons learned from operations in Ukraine. This collaboration further strengthens UAP to showcase its capabilities at DSEI 2025 on the MOD’s UK Capability Showcase alongside industry leaders like BAE Systems.
“Modern warfare hinges on UAV dominance, where victory depends on deploying the most UAVs to the right place at the right time. Our multi-UAV launch systems address critical defence needs, offering a revolutionary approach to UAS deployment. By partnering with AMS, we ensure our technology is not only cutting-edge but also sustainably supported, delivering persistent and pervasive capabilities across Army, Navy, Air Force, and Joint Operations.”
AMS Sustainment Services for UAP’s Defence Technology
AMS will provide a comprehensive suite of advanced MRO and sustainment services, including:
• Retrieval: Rapid, secure extraction of deployed systems under diverse operational and environmental conditions.
• Upgrade: Technology insertion and modernisation to enhance performance and extend system lifecycles.
• Repair: In-field and depot-level repairs using advanced diagnostics and modular support for continuous readiness.
• Resupply: Automated logistics and inventory management to ensure seamless operational continuity.
• Management: End-to-end asset and lifecycle management with remote monitoring and compliance tracking.
These services ensure UAP’s multi-UAV launch systems, remain agile, resilient, and mission-capable, delivering unmatched value to defence customers.
UAP’s DBx-A1 compatible with all standard Palletised Load Systems
Transforming Defence Operations
UAP technologies enable rapid force generation, enhanced situational awareness, adaptive ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), and streamlined logistics with a reduced operational footprint. The containerised DBx system allows for the swift deployment of multiple UAVs, drastically accelerating battlefield logistics, “find,” and “strike” capabilities.
This translates to increased operational tempo, survivability, and responsiveness in contested environments.
“Our global network, spanning the United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, enables us to deliver agile, coordinated sustainment services at the speed of relevance. By combining skilled expertise, efficient processes, and robust systems, we ensure UAP’s assets are always provisioned and ready for redeployment, complementing their transformative defence technology.”
“AMS Global shares our commitment to addressing battlefield challenges with forward-thinking solutions. Their expertise in tailored, timely sustainment services ensures our defence customers receive a full-stack capability strengthening our order-book. This partnership marks a step-change in delivering holistic, cost-effective UAS solutions that enhance global defence operations.”
About Urban-Air Port®
Aviation & Defence Technology | World’s most advanced, patented infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility.
Urban-Air Port is a cutting-edge aerospace, robotics, and air mobility platform driving 21st-century defence and aerospace innovation. Harnessing decades of expertise in drones, aviation, and infrastructure, it delivers unrivalled solutions for global defence and aerospace markets.
Its defence-focused DBx-A1, launching in 2025, offers covert, portable, and automated infrastructure to support tactical frontline operations. Designed to counter aerial surveillance and strikes, it enables small units to execute complex missions with enhanced tempo and resilience.
An award-winning leader in infrastructure, Urban-Air Port develops compact landing and charging systems for sustainable air transport, including passenger and cargo VTOL air taxis and autonomous drones for civilian and defence use. Its mission is to electrify aviation by overcoming ground infrastructure limitations, creating a zero-emission ecosystem that slashes congestion and pollution in passenger, cargo, and defence transport.
Recognised as a global leader in Advanced Air Mobility, Urban-Air Port’s patented vertiport technology delivers ultra-compact, high-capacity infrastructure, transforming cities into connected, cleaner hubs for a green economic future. Its solutions are optimised for electric and hybrid VTOL aircraft, ensuring safer, quieter, and more sustainable operations compared to competitors.
The “Vertical Airfield” technology compacts conventional airfields, enabling safe electric vertical take-off and landing at height, akin to an aircraft carrier. Urban-Air Port’s vertiports are 80% smaller than alternatives, featuring modular designs for scalable expansion, maximised eVTOL throughput, and integrated energy storage for superior performance and passenger experience.
The Air-One project in Coventry, launched in April 2022 with UK Government Research and Innovation funding, marked the world’s first fully operational vertiport in a dense urban setting. It hosted over 15,000 visitors and 150 successful flights within Coventry’s complex urban airspace and airport restriction zone.
Backed by global partners like Supernal (Hyundai Motor Group) and Directors of M7 Real Estate (Oxford Properties), Urban-Air Port’s team of aeronautical engineers and aerospace experts brings experience from Airbus, Foster + Partners, Arup, BAA, McKinsey, Hyundai Motor Group, Vertical Aerospace, Beta Technologies, EASA, NATS, Qatar Airways, and elite military units like US Special Forces and the British Army.
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About AMS Global
At AMS, our commitment revolves around ensuring the highest performance and sustained operational readiness of military assets through our world-class Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) programmes. With a team of seasoned professionals backed by years of experience, we specialise in a comprehensive approach to MRO operations. This includes scheduled maintenance, preventive repairs, reset programmes, and advanced technology integration upgrades.
Established in 2001, AMS brings over two decades of international expertise in providing defence support services for military systems and equipment. Our successful track record includes delivering critical defence support services to governments across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East in highly dynamic operational environments.
We specialise in equipment maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modernisation programmes, encompassing logistics, end-to-end supply chain, and infrastructure management. Leveraging deep expertise across operational theatres, our proven credibility lies in being a trusted partner chosen to mobilise, manage, and execute some of the world’s largest and most complex MRO projects.
A specialist provider of complex MRO services for multi-domain military vehicles and systems.
Recently managed one of the largest MRO programmes in the world. Providing services to the US DoD, with a fleet of over 130,000 ground vehicles and equipment.
20+ years’ experience in rapid mobilisation, delivering high-impact support to clients on the front-line in active conflict, and post conflict settings.
Have proven processes consistently delivering quality support services that achieve high operational readiness rates of +95% across operational fleets.
We challenge boundaries to redefine what’s possible – setting today’s standards, for tomorrow’s demands.
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