MGI Engineering has officially unveiled its new long-range autonomous strike drone, dubbed TigerShark, at the DSEI 2025 defense exhibition in London.
The system, built in the United Kingdom, is designed to offer cruise missile–level performance at a much lower cost, according to Calibre Defence.
The drone is intended for deep-strike operations against high-value targets and features modular payload capabilities, including a 300kg warhead capacity. TigerShark can reach distances of 750 kilometers at subsonic speeds and supports both ground- and vehicle-based launch via rocket-assisted take-off (RATO).
TigerShark incorporates advanced autonomous navigation systems from Auterion, enabling operation in GPS-denied or communications-contested environments. The drone employs terrain-mapping and inertial navigation coupled with onboard edge computing to enhance precision and survivability.
In a statement, Mike Gascoyne, chief executive of MGI Engineering, said: “SkyShark showed how a sovereign, affordable drone could deliver precision strike at scale. With TigerShark, we’ve taken that same design philosophy into the long-range domain…giving commanders the kind of strategic strike option that was previously out of reach for many nations.”
TigerShark follows MGI’s earlier unveiling of the SkyShark tactical drone in July 2025. While SkyShark is tailored for short- to medium-range operations and carries a 20kg payload, TigerShark extends the operational range and impact into the strategic deep-strike domain.
The drone’s open-architecture design allows for rapid in-service upgrades and payload flexibility, which may include high-explosive warheads, electronic warfare modules, or decoy systems.
The drone’s architecture and operational logic share similarities with MBDA’s One Way Effector and Russia’s Geran-2, though TigerShark is designed to deliver larger payloads and operate under more demanding mission profiles.
Calibre Defence noted that the TigerShark is being positioned as a credible alternative to high-end cruise missile systems. The publication emphasized that such drones could serve as critical enablers in anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments, where affordability and mass are increasingly relevant.
As explained by Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and quoted by Calibre Defence:
“Cheap massed systems are a key enabler required to get high-end DEAD munitions through to GBAD targets, not a replacement for those high-end weapons.”
Calibre Defence also contextualized the TigerShark’s potential role within broader strategic strike concepts, including those practiced by Russia in its Strategic Operation for Repelling Aerospace Aggression (SORASA) framework, which blends conventional and strategic assets across multiple domains to disrupt NATO’s airpower.
MGI Engineering plans to begin deliveries of TigerShark systems to partners starting in October 2025.