Research and development
Research and development: driven by feedback
Our project board shows what is complete, what is active and what is on the roadmap. Many projects start from what operators and trainees tell us.
- Completed
- Active
- 1-year roadmap
- 3-year roadmap or exploratory
Project board
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Completed. Deployed on AeroSpark drones. Stage 2 started.
PROJ-01
Swarm formation control software
Flies AeroSpark drones in formation using RTK positioning.
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Completed. Stage 2 started.
PROJ-02
Onboard target tracking for ISR
Tracks objects in the camera feed on the drone itself; stage 2 adds more object classes.
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Completed. In production. Generation 2 started.
PROJ-03
Plug-and-play electronics, generation 1
Field replacement without tools, and better heat dissipation.
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Active
PROJ-04
Unified board
Flight controller, ESC and RTK module on one lighter, tamper-proof board, to extend AeroSpark flight time.
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Active, MVP
PROJ-05
Mobile diagnostics app
Checks before, during and after flight: battery health, motors, signal and GPS lock.
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Active
PROJ-06
White 3D-printed parts
Moving all 3D-printed parts from dark to white material so they absorb less heat in the field. Started from user feedback.
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1-year roadmap, MVP
PROJ-07
VTOL platform
Vertical take-off and landing UAV for reconnaissance, logistics and long-endurance missions.
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1-year roadmap
PROJ-08
Indigenous propellers
Material testing and mould design for propellers made in-house.
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3-year roadmap
PROJ-09
Indigenous motors
Brushless motors for all StellarGen platforms, prototyped with an electro-mechanical partner.
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Exploratory
PROJ-10
Mission planning and quantum signal processing
Early research into mission planning software and quantum-assisted signal processing for more reliable communication links.
Roadmap
Complete and deployed
- Swarm formation control
- Onboard target tracking
- Plug-and-play electronics gen 1
Active
- Unified board
- Mobile diagnostics
- White 3D-printed parts
Next 12 months
- VTOL platform MVP
- Indigenous propellers
Longer term
- Indigenous motors
- Quantum signal processing research
R&D doctrine
Every project either deepens indigenisation or expands operational capability.
R&D and partnerships
Joint development, integration or a custom build. Tell us the problem and the timeline.