UAV Upgrades · Optical Navigation

Drone upgrades
built for EW

We install Ardupilot, gimbals, thermal cameras and an onboard computer with optical navigation — the drone flies and returns without GPS or radio link.

Queen of Hornets Vampire 15″+ frame

What we do

We upgrade heavy drones
to operate reliably under EW

15^″

Frames of 15 inches and up

Enough space and payload capacity for the autopilot, cameras and onboard computer — with no compromise in flight.

Platforms

Queen of Hornets

Vampire

and others

EW resilience

Optical navigation instead of GPS

Auto return

Optical RTL on link loss

A → B missions

Route flight without GPS

What we install

Complete turnkey kit

01

Ardupilot

Autopilot with optical odometry — stable flight without satellites

02

Gimbal systems

Stabilized camera for surveillance and precise target work

03

Thermal cameras

Operations at night and in low visibility

04

Onboard computer

Real-time video processing: optical navigation and autonomous missions

Available versions

Three levels of autonomy

Level 1

OpticalFailsafe

Safe flight and return without GPS

Optical stabilization on Ardupilot (Odometry, no-GPS)
Drone position arrow in QGroundControl without GPS
Optical RTL Failsafe — return to home
Web configuration form

Level 2

Optical NavigationBase

Mission flights without GPS

All of Optical Failsafe +

Special compass and azimuth settings without GPS
Mission flights: from point A to point B and back

Use cases

LogisticsBombersRecon

Level 3

Optical NavigationAdvanced

Ground station and map tools

All of Optical Navigation Base +

Laptop with admin system
Flight log analysis
Flights using maps from a previous flight with 99.9% accuracy
Satellite maps option
Point drop option

Level 3

Optical Navigation Advanced

Admin system on a laptop: logs, maps and mission planning in one place

Laptop with admin system and mission editor

How to use

From setup to autonomous flight

Set up the controller and drone following the manual
Optical mode is switched on the controller
Set the start point in the web form
Set the flight azimuth using the dedicated guide when GPS is unavailable
Plan the mission in the web form
Link lost? The drone continues the mission without GPS or link or returns home

Mission scenario

Mission route Return to home EW zone

IT

Indra Tech

Drones that complete the mission and come back — even without GPS or link

Optical Failsafe Optical Navigation Base Optical Navigation Advanced

Drone upgradesbuilt for EW

We upgrade heavy dronesto operate reliably under EW