Loitering, observation and relay
Hold the station.
Hold the link.
A drone holds position over the objective without GPS. As an observer it keeps eyes on the target. As a repeater it lifts the mesh above terrain and carries video and control out.
Overwatch that stays up when satellites and links go down.
Observation and aerial repeater
How it works
The drone climbs to its station and holds it on relative position. It observes, relays, or both, static over a point or moving with the formation.
- 1Launch
- 2Hold station
- 3Observe or relay
- 4Follow units
- 5Rotate out
Technical specifications
Preliminary, subject to change- Roles
- Observation, aerial repeater
- Station keeping
- UWB relative position
- Update rate
- 50 Hz
- GNSS dependency
- None
- Relay reach*
- 15–20 km (convoy below)
- Mesh latency
- <5 ms
- Data rate
- 4 Mbit/s
- Traffic
- Video, position, command
- Modes
- Static station, follow units
- Autopilot integration
- ArduPilot, PX4
- Hardware
- Same core, software mode
* Depends on altitude, terrain, antennas and configuration. Battery rotation is a target capability.
Observation
Holds a fixed point over the objective and streams video back through the mesh.
Aerial repeater
Skybridge lifts the mesh over terrain masking, 15–20 km for a ground convoy below.
Static or moving
Holds station over a position, or follows units on the move.
Persistence
Drones rotate out for battery exchange while coverage stays up.