Containerised Deployable Solution for Drone Support

G3 Systems Limited – working with QinetiQ –delivered four deployable containerised solutions to support the Royal Navy (RN) Persistent Operational Deployable Systems (NavyPODS) required to transport and control the new heavy-lift drone capability, in a record time of 12 weeks, the company announced on 20 September.

G3 has over 20 years experience designing and building deployable containerised solutions, delivering critical operational infrastructure and providing facilities support in austere locations.  NavyPODS are interchangeable modules which, using a shipping container as the transport medium, deliver the concept of a ‘plug and play’ warship and enable RN ships of all sizes to be more adaptable and versatile when deployed.  NavyPODS llows for greater operational effect to be achieved, by being interchangeable, interconnected and integrated, allowing the service to respond rapidly to a variety of taskings.  The heavy-lift drone capability is a key building block of this concept, and G3 Systems provided the deployable solution to transport, control and maintain these drones.

The project required considerable ingenuity, agility and purpose, working closely with the customer, QinetiQ and various suppliers to integrate the rapidly-changing requirements and still deliver against short timelines.  A normal project of this scale would take 16-20 weeks, but by drawing on past experience, standardised proven solutions and knowledge gained during the RN’s Forward Support Units (FSU) refurbishment programme, all four systems, with three separate designs, were delivered within 12 weeks – a company record for such a complex project.

“Over 20 years we have become experts in designing and building complex containerised solutions, and the Royal Navy has seized on this concept for both FSUs and PODs, to maximise their flexibility and response time,” explained Managing Director, Mike Puckett.