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November 8, 2024

How one startup hopes to crack defence tech by selling jetpacks to the military

UK-based Gravity has contracts with armed forces worth “tens of millions” on the table and plans to create a new sport with its tech

The sound of the seven jet engines would be deafening if I wasn’t wearing ear protectors. As they warm my legs, I’m lifted into the air and hang there for a few seconds with my lower half dangling limply like an insect in flight. Then the 1,500 horsepower gets the better of me and I drop back to earth. 

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The Gravity instructor showing us how it's done
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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