About
Passion for new and innovative solutions.
More than 30 years in complex, dynamic technology fields.
The company
More than 30 years in complex, dynamic technology fields.
For more than 30 years, Andreas Babbe and Jens Sager have been working and researching in complex, dynamic technology fields. B&S combines decades of experience in aviation component manufacturing and in the development of complex, certification-critical products with a radically new approach to high-performance UAVs and cost-effective series production.
The team
Metallurgy. Design engineering. Software. AI. Production optimisation. Five disciplines, each led by specialists with decades at the top of their field — turning concepts into series reality. They are not our supply chain. They are the company.
Track record
Among the fastest paths from concept to certified series production.
Independent developments licensed to industry leaders. Regulatory approvals achieved in record time. Production machinery engineered and built in-house. Four decades of proof that complexity is not a barrier — it is our home ground.
Milestones
Three decades of world-firsts. One trajectory.
- 1992Babbe and Sager begin their collaboration — electronics and component engineering.
- 1998World-first: certified composite wheel — polymer in a highly loaded, most demanding application.
- 2003Hydrodynamics at the limit — skate development.
- 2008World-first: wear-resistant coating-based brake technology — metallurgy at its best.
- 2012Renewable energy — aluminium mass production.
- 2015Manufacturing processes for structural components — extreme series production.
- 2022Certification-critical medical device — produced in the millions.
- 2024 / 2026 →All of this know-how and experience now flows into the HITBIRDs — and onwards.
From experience to platform
B&S applies this depth to unmanned aviation: long-range UAV platforms built from aircraft-grade aluminium EN AW 2024, designed for LOS/BVLOS operation, with airframe geometries engineered for agility, stability and reduced signature. Every step remains under one roof — concept, design, flight software, series production and after-sales.
The result is HITBIRD: the first high-performance UAS platform family designed from the outset for fully scalable series production at the lowest cost.