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Trondheim, NorwayTrondheim, Norway
Products & Solutions
D·ICE Sense
A lightweight ice and rain detection sensor that identifies liquid water and ice accretion in real time at a 2.5 Hz update rate. Weighing 15 grams in total, it distinguishes between water, ice and dry states and transmits digital condition flags via CAN (DroneCAN), UART (MAVLink) or GPIO. Designed for UAVs operating in potential icing conditions where early detection is critical for flight safety.
D·ICE Airframe
An active electro-thermal ice protection system for wings, control surfaces and engine inlets. It uses a hybrid anti-icing and de-icing approach to manage ice buildup on critical aerodynamic surfaces while minimising energy consumption. Ultra-lightweight and modular, it can be integrated during aircraft production or retrofitted onto existing platforms, and scales from small drones to large defence aircraft.
D·ICE Propeller
An active ice protection system for propellers and rotors that heats surfaces only when needed, preserving thrust and efficiency in icing conditions without unnecessary power drain. Compatible with fixed-pitch and variable-pitch propellers and designed for both horizontal and vertical rotor configurations, covering fixed-wing UAS, rotorcraft and eVTOL vehicles.
D·ICE Airdata
A resilient airspeed sensor engineered to provide accurate flight data in icing environments where conventional pitot systems can fail. Part of the integrated D·ICE platform, it maintains reliable airdata acquisition when aircraft are operating in visible moisture and icing conditions.
Videos
The D·ICE Solution
Testing ice protection systems for UAVs
About
Ubiq Aerospace is a Norwegian aerospace technology company founded in 2017 as a spin-off from NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim, where it emerged from research at the Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS). The company was set up to solve a specific and largely unsolved problem: in-flight icing that grounds drone and unmanned aircraft operations in cold-weather environments.
Offices
Trondheim, NorwayBacked by
Lupa SystemsNTNU AccelStatkraft Ventures
Customers & Partners
Norwegian Ministry of DefenceU.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksSikorskyBoeing InsituBoeingMejzlik PropellersNorwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)Liberty Alliance
Timeline
2024-12
Signed $3.7 million in contracts with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Sikorsky to develop D·ICE applications for future unmanned systems and the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter.
2023-09
Contracted by USSOCOM for a technology sprint and demonstration on icing and cold-weather solutions for special operations aircraft.
2023-06
Closed financing round with Statkraft Ventures to accelerate product development and grow the customer pipeline.
2023-05
D·ICE demonstrated with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and recognised as the world's first ice protection solution for UAS approved by the Norwegian MoD.
2019-06
Closed seed financing round with Lupa Systems and NTNU Accel to bring D·ICE to market.
2017
Founded in Trondheim as a spin-off from NTNU's Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS).
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Products & Solutions
D·ICE Sense
A lightweight ice and rain detection sensor that identifies liquid water and ice accretion in real time at a 2.5 Hz update rate. Weighing 15 grams in total, it distinguishes between water, ice and dry states and transmits digital condition flags via CAN (DroneCAN), UART (MAVLink) or GPIO. Designed for UAVs operating in potential icing conditions where early detection is critical for flight safety.
D·ICE Airframe
An active electro-thermal ice protection system for wings, control surfaces and engine inlets. It uses a hybrid anti-icing and de-icing approach to manage ice buildup on critical aerodynamic surfaces while minimising energy consumption. Ultra-lightweight and modular, it can be integrated during aircraft production or retrofitted onto existing platforms, and scales from small drones to large defence aircraft.
D·ICE Propeller
An active ice protection system for propellers and rotors that heats surfaces only when needed, preserving thrust and efficiency in icing conditions without unnecessary power drain. Compatible with fixed-pitch and variable-pitch propellers and designed for both horizontal and vertical rotor configurations, covering fixed-wing UAS, rotorcraft and eVTOL vehicles.
D·ICE Airdata
A resilient airspeed sensor engineered to provide accurate flight data in icing environments where conventional pitot systems can fail. Part of the integrated D·ICE platform, it maintains reliable airdata acquisition when aircraft are operating in visible moisture and icing conditions.
Videos
The D·ICE Solution
Testing ice protection systems for UAVs
About
Ubiq Aerospace is a Norwegian aerospace technology company founded in 2017 as a spin-off from NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim, where it emerged from research at the Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS). The company was set up to solve a specific and largely unsolved problem: in-flight icing that grounds drone and unmanned aircraft operations in cold-weather environments.
Offices
Trondheim, NorwayBacked by
Lupa SystemsNTNU AccelStatkraft Ventures
Customers & Partners
Norwegian Ministry of DefenceU.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksSikorskyBoeing InsituBoeingMejzlik PropellersNorwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)Liberty Alliance
Timeline
2024-12
Signed $3.7 million in contracts with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Sikorsky to develop D·ICE applications for future unmanned systems and the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter.
2023-09
Contracted by USSOCOM for a technology sprint and demonstration on icing and cold-weather solutions for special operations aircraft.
2023-06
Closed financing round with Statkraft Ventures to accelerate product development and grow the customer pipeline.
2023-05
D·ICE demonstrated with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and recognised as the world's first ice protection solution for UAS approved by the Norwegian MoD.
2019-06
Closed seed financing round with Lupa Systems and NTNU Accel to bring D·ICE to market.
2017
Founded in Trondheim as a spin-off from NTNU's Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS).
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