Brompton e-bike part is 'being used to build drones for UK military', reveals London bike boss An electronic device on Brompton’s new electric bike is being used as a part in drones being built for the UK military.
“We were launching a new bike – our G line – and it was delayed by two months because a controller manufacturer was also making stuff for the MoD [Ministry of Defence].
This has resulted in cyclists having to wait months to get their hands on the Greenford-based firm’s new £3,499 “G Line” e-bike because its supplier is too busy building drones for the Army.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House programme on Sunday, Mr Butler-Adams said: “We make electric bikes, and inside our electric bikes we have controllers.
The extraordinary revelation was made by Will Butler-Adams, chief executive of Brompton, during a recent radio discussion about the adoption of “drone racing” as a sport by the Army.
