SYS-02 // GNSS-Independent UAS
GPS-Denied
One-Way UAS
Fly the mission when the satellites are gone.
Fly the mission when the satellites are gone.
The GPS-Denied One-Way UAS navigates without GNSS — engineered for airspace where satellite navigation is jammed, spoofed, or simply gone. Onboard autonomy carries the mission to terminal with no operator in the loop.
Flying today, it is designed on a trajectory toward extended-range mission profiles — a strategically engineered platform where the payload changes but the guidance does not depend on a signal an adversary controls.
Guidance that does not depend on a satellite signal an adversary can jam or spoof — the platform holds its mission where GPS is denied.
Terminal guidance runs on the airframe, not on a datalink — no operator in the loop when the mission matters most.
A flying prototype today, built for rapid fielding through a compliant supply chain assessed against NDAA §848 and the American Security Drone Act.
Contested airspace increasingly means denied airspace — GPS jammed, spoofed, or simply unavailable across the operating area. Platforms that assume a clean satellite fix or a persistent datalink are the first to fail there, exactly when the mission depends on getting through.
The GPS-Denied One-Way UAS is Kestrel's answer: a strategically engineered platform whose guidance is independent of the satellites and whose autonomy lives onboard — flying today, on a clear path to extended-range fielded capability.