Application · Defence
FPV Terminal Guidance
EW-resilient, operator-authorised terminal guidance for FPV drones — combat-proven with Ukrainian forces against ground targets.
Combat-proven onboard AI — in operational use with Ukrainian forces against ground targets. Demonstrated at BRAVE1.
The mission
- EW zone engaged. The drone enters an active electronic-warfare zone. The radio link is jammed. GNSS is denied. A conventional FPV drone is blind and uncontrollable.
- RF emissions off. The AKINAK-AG module activates. All transmitters are deactivated, so the drone stops emitting for RF monitoring to find. Onboard AI takes over guidance with zero radio emissions.
- Operator-authorised terminal guidance. The onboard camera searches, classifies and locks the assigned target, and presents it to the operator. Once the operator has authorised engagement, the module maintains lock and terminal guidance on its own. Zero radio emissions throughout.
If the link drops on the way in, the module takes over in cruise mode and climbs, holds course or does both until the operator is back in contact — see flying through an EW zone.
Capabilities
- Fully offline AI — no GPS, no cloud, no command link required
- Link-loss cruise mode: climb, hold course or hybrid, set before flight
- Real-time onboard detection at 30 FPS on a compact onboard AI accelerator
- Low-light global-shutter camera, ~100 g module weight
- Betaflight / MAVLink compatible — retrofits any FPV drone
- Engagement decisions always operator-authorised — man-in-the-loop by architecture
Built from: perception core, terminal guidance, EW resilience, visual navigation.
FPV Terminal Guidance: questions
Who decides whether to engage?
The operator, always. Any engagement decision requires explicit operator authorisation, and the processing pipeline cannot advance to terminal guidance without it. That is a property of the architecture, not a configurable policy.
Does it work under electronic warfare?
Yes. All transmitters can be deactivated mid-flight and navigation does not need GNSS, so the module keeps working when the radio link is jammed and satellite positioning is denied.
Is it combat-proven?
Yes. AKINAK-AG is in operational use with Ukrainian forces against ground targets, and was demonstrated at BRAVE1.
Which drones can carry it?
Any Betaflight or MAVLink FPV drone. The module weighs about 100 g and retrofits without an airframe redesign.
System parts used
Perception Core
The onboard neural network that detects, classifies and tracks targets in real time at 30 FPS — entirely on the drone, with no datalink and no cloud.
Read more →Terminal Guidance
Once the operator has authorised engagement, the module maintains lock and guides the platform through terminal approach with no command link. The operator retains override at any moment.
Read more →Visual Navigation & Autonomous Flight
GNSS-free positioning from optical and visual-inertial methods, plus mission and waypoint autonomy. Holds course when GPS is denied, jammed or spoofed.
Read more →EW Resilience & RF Silence
All transmitters can be deactivated mid-flight. Full functionality in GNSS-denied, jammed and air-gapped environments — no datalink, no satellite fix, no cloud.
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