MBF Group has entered into a technological cooperation agreement with the Warsaw University of Technology, represented by the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering — one of Poland’s leading research centers inaerospace structures, flight dynamics, control systems and aircraft certification. The agreement covers the exchange of technical documentation, research data and engineering analyses, as well as academic support in testing, development and regulatory processes related to the company’s UAV platforms, including the heavy-lift Mallard drone.
Iryda Plus / Image and animation: MBF Group
The company has also concluded a long-term framework agreement with Franklin, a continuation of thenearly 90-year legacy of the Franklin brand — historically known for producing aircraft engines used in civil, militaryand training aviation in the United States and Europe. The cooperation includes integration and testing of propulsionsystems for Iryda Plus and Mallard, along with the potential development of purpose-designed power unitsdedicated to consortium projects. Iryda Plus is a drone interception and neutralization system within the C-UAS architecture, based on a high-speed unmanned wing carrier. The Mallard project involves an autonomous transport platform with increased payload capacity for logistics and infrastructure applications, including in hard-to-reach areas.
Mallard
These agreements form part of a broader development program carried out within the consortium led by MBF Group together with Squadron and the Polish Industrial Lobby (PLP). In recent months, the company has also signed agreements with PCO (a subsidiary of the PGZ defence group), AutoBOX Innovations, as well as aviation and defence experts — Prof. Jerzy Ejsmont and test pilot Henryk Bronowicki. MBF Group notes that additional operational contracts were not publicly disclosed, as such publication is not required under legal regulations governing publicly listed companies. In addition, MBF Group has signed a separate scientific and technological cooperation agreement with Lviv Polytechnic National University, covering joint R&D activities, expert consultations and knowledge sharing in the fields of automation, avionics, unmanned systems and sensor integration (MBF Group and Lviv Polytechnic University sign UAV and C-UAS R&D agreement).
Iryda Plus
Poland has the engineering talent, industrial capacity and scientific foundation to develop world-class aerospace technologies — and our ambition is to ensure that the solutions created within this consortium are designed, tested and manufactured in Poland. We are building technologies meant to serve the national economy, technological sovereignty and future generations of Polish engineers. Every signed agreement strengthens our domestic UAV sector and brings us closer to real competitive advantage, says Janusz Czarnecki, CEO of MBF Group.
Mallard One
The company announces that the first flight tests of the so-called “small MALLARD” prototype will take place in December, enabling validation of aerodynamic, structural and system assumptions in real operating conditions. In parallel, MBF Group is engaged in discussions with potential strategic and financial investors regarding both consortium project development and the company’s broader growth plans. The Management Board affirms that the market will be informed of subsequent milestones in accordance with the legal requirements applicable to stock-listed issuers.