Engineer rolls on with £1.5 million mine clearer move

A heavy engineer is targeting growth with a £1.5 million military advance.

Pearson Engineering has unveiled the MineWolf MW370 Next Generation.

Bosses say the uncrewed landmine clearance craft “offers groundbreaking opportunities to preserve and protect lives like never before”.

They add it will build on the success of the Newcastle-based firm’s MineWolf MW370, which has been used to combat explosives in Ukraine.

Ian Bell, Pearson Engineering chief executive, said: “The MineWolf MW370 has a proven track record of life-saving capacity around the world.

“Uncrewed solutions like the MW370 Next Generation offer groundbreaking opportunities to preserve and protect the lives of our allies like never before.”

The investment comes after the company revealed £3 million growth plans that included the creation of at least 20 jobs at its Armstrong Works site, and new artificial intelligence laboratories to “drive forward innovations for the future of the battlefield”.

It also unveiled a memorandum of understanding with defence system integration firm Ukrainska Bavovna to develop repair and maintenance services delivered to the eastern European country.

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