Composites: Case Studies

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Lola and the Watchkeeper UAV Range

Lola Group were commissioned for the design and manufacturer of the tooling of the prestigious WK450 UAV range for the Ministry of Defence.

Lola Composites department are responsible for producing the tooling of the entire airframe using the design supplied by Silver Arrow/Elbit.

U-TacS is a joint venture between Thales and Elbit Systems, leading industrial and defence companies based in Britian and Israel respectively. The collaboration is built to support the Watchkeeper programme supply 50% of the total essential Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance systems.

Lola use its total composite design and manufacturing capability including design optimisation analysis, CAD/CNC programming using CATIA 5,pre-preg kit cutting and trim/finish/assembly.