Stratos

System Survivability is enhanced through a series of integrated design measures focused on reducing detectability across multiple domains. Optimised exhaust geometries minimise infrared emissions, while carefully engineered propeller and exhaust designs control acoustic signatures. Radio emissions are fully controllable, with adjustable output power and telemetry rates to suit operational requirements and reduce electronic exposure. In addition, radar-reflective paint is used to reduce radar cross-section, with an optional low-signature variant available for missions requiring enhanced survivability.

Navigation and Target Acquisition are enabled by an advanced system built around an NVIDIA compute unit running proprietary target acquisition software. A fixed EO/IR camera provides continuous visual and infrared sensing, with targets identified within the camera’s field of view through comparison against a database of potential targets. Operators can further refine mission effectiveness by pre-setting target types, ensuring rapid and accurate acquisition aligned to operational objectives.

High levels of accuracy are achieved through a resilient, multi-layered navigation architecture. GNSS with CRPA provides positional accuracy of 2.5 m (8.2 ft) or better under normal conditions. In GNSS-denied environments, an inertial navigation system is combined with optical flow and map matching to deliver positional estimates with an accuracy of 6 m (19.6 ft). During periods of GNSS denial, continuous correction of the INS through map matching and optical flow maintains a CEP50 of less than 6 m (19.6 ft).