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Tekever

Products: uas. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 32.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 7 of 16 among Defense / space companies with incidents (123 tracked).

Analyst brief

Tekever's record in the defense-space category consists of a single 2020 entry: an AAIB report documenting a double engine shutdown on an AR5 Evolution Mk 2 unmanned aircraft near Lydd, Kent. The event is classified as a malfunction with a severity rating of 3, indicating an in-flight system failure investigated by aviation authorities rather than a resulting injury or fatality. Tekever's index of 32.1 ranks 7 of 16 companies in Defense / space with incident history. The record is regulator-driven, originating from an official accident investigation report rather than press coverage.

Risk index

32.1/100RobotRisk index
27.4/100Median index across the 16 Defense / space companies with incident history (123 tracked, 107 with none)
7 of 16Rank in Defense / space (of 16 with incident history)
ElevatedRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
mission-loss150%
malfunction150%

Unique incident list

2 unique incidents on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S403 Aug 2026 mission-loss Russia-Ukraine borderTekever AR3 StormShroud UAV shot down and recovered by Russian forces · 1 UAV (AR3 StormShroud) Euronews
S329 Dec 2020 malfunction Kent, England, UKAAIB report: Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk 2 double engine shutdown near Lydd, Kent GOV.UK / AAIB
S4 03 Aug 2026 · mission-loss · Tekever AR3 StormShroud UAV shot down and recovered by Russian forces
Russia-Ukraine border1 supporting source rowlow confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S403 Aug 2026Tekever AR3 StormShroud UAV shot down and recovered by Russian forcesEuronews
S3 29 Dec 2020 · malfunction · AAIB report: Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk 2 double engine shutdown near Lydd, Kent
Kent, England, UK1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S329 Dec 2020AAIB report: Tekever AR5 Evolution Mk 2 double engine shutdown near Lydd, KentGOV.UK / AAIB

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