TB2 Aerospace

TB2 Aerospace designs and makes payload capture systems and cargo pods for uncrewed aircraft and ground vehicles. Its main product is DROPS, the Drone Recharging Operational Payload System. The company's site gives an address in Breckenridge, Colorado. It also has a UK site.

DROPS lets a drone locate, identify, capture, deliver and recover payloads with no human involvement. It has an autonomous docking and locking interface that holds payloads without straps. The site says DROPS can also recharge a docked payload to add power to an electric drone in flight.

The site lists payloads such as ISR sensors, fuel pods, counter drone systems, munitions, medical supplies and casualty evacuation pods. The modular design allows fast, autonomous swaps between payloads for different missions.

The site lists three markets. For defense, it describes tactical resupply in contested areas with less human risk. For commercial use, it describes secure delivery of goods and parts. For first responders, it describes drones stored on docks and ready to launch from cell towers or emergency vehicles.

News items say the company demonstrated DROPS and its cargo pods to the US Air Force 820th Base Defense Group. Another item says Event 38 is integrating DROPS with its E455 fixed-wing VTOL aircraft. The site also describes the MMAD Dock, a compact launch and recovery station.

Founder Hank Scott invented DROPS. The site says he served 15 years in the Royal Australian Navy as an officer and aviator. Brad Perkins is vice president for business development and a retired US Army lieutenant colonel. The site has a contact form for US partnerships. The site says DROPS provides autonomous tactical resupply in contested environments. It says the system lets commanders deliver logistics to the front line without human involvement. The site also lists partner payloads and a page for first responders.