Waypoint Navigation
Flies an ordered set of waypoints automatically, with no operator input between them.
Mission Autopilot
Plan Once. Fly Hands-Off.
Waypoint and route automation for fully automatic mission flight. Plan the route once and takeoff, navigation and the mission profile run autonomously on the AAD flight stack — no operator stick time required.
- Waypoint Navigation
- Route Planning
- Automatic Flight
- Hands-Off
Key Advantage
Plan the route once and the aircraft flies it end to end — takeoff to mission profile — freeing the operator to run the mission instead of the sticks.
Plan It Once, Fly It Hands-Off
From route plan to autonomous flight — the AAD flight stack executes the whole mission profile on its own.
Plan Route
Lay out waypoints and the mission profile
Upload Waypoints
Mission loaded onto the flight stack
Automatic Takeoff
Hands-off launch and climb-out
Autonomous Mission
Navigation and profile run on their own
What Mission Autopilot Does
Hands-off mission flight on the AAD stack.
Route Planning
Lay out and edit the full route and mission profile before launch.
Automatic Takeoff & Flight
Hands-off launch, climb-out and en-route navigation.
Hands-Off Execution
The mission profile runs autonomously — no stick time required.
Runs on the AAD Flight Stack
Executes on BattleCore FC7, sharing one architecture with perception and terminal guidance.
Integrates With Wield-AI & AIMLOCK
Hand off from a planned route to onboard detection and vision-locked terminal approach.
Flight Modes
A full set of autonomous modes on the AAD flight stack — plan the behaviour once and the aircraft handles the rest.
Waypoint Missions
Fly an ordered set of waypoints automatically — takeoff, route and profile, with no input between points.
Geofencing
Define cylinder or polygon boundaries, an altitude ceiling and a max range — the aircraft is kept inside the box.
Position Hold / Loiter
Hold a fixed point and altitude hands-off, riding out wind until the next command.
Return-to-Launch
Climb to a safe altitude and fly back to the launch point — on command or automatically as a failsafe.
GPS-Denied / Anti-Spoof
On a lost or spoofed fix, the aircraft drops satellite dependence and flies on inertial / visual reference instead of trusting a bad position.
Auto Takeoff & Land
Hands-off launch and climb-out, and a controlled automatic landing at the end of the mission.
Failsafes & Signal-Loss Actions
Pre-program what the aircraft does for every contingency — set the response before the mission, and it executes on its own.
| Control-Link (RC) Loss | Configurable response — return-to-launch, loiter in place, or continue the mission to completion. |
|---|---|
| Telemetry / GCS Loss | Carry on with the planned mission, or return-to-launch — set per flight. |
| GPS Spoofing or Loss | Switch to a GPS-independent automatic mode: hold position or continue the route without trusting a satellite fix. |
| Geofence Breach | Automatic action at the boundary — turn back, loiter at the edge, return-to-launch, or land. |
| Low Battery | Return-to-launch or auto-land while a safe energy reserve remains. |
| Mission Complete | Loiter, return-to-launch, or auto-land as configured in the mission plan. |
Where It's Deployed
Repeatable, planned flight across routine and contested missions.
ISR & Recon
Fly preset observation routes hands-off.
Survey & Patrol
Repeatable coverage of an area or perimeter.
Multi-Waypoint Missions
Complex routes with many sequential waypoints.
Pre-Planned Strike Routes
Fly a planned ingress, then hand off to AIMLOCK.
On the AAD Flight Stack
Mission Autopilot executes on BattleCore FC7, the flagship autopilot of the AAD stack with full ArduPilot support — so waypoint flight, perception and terminal guidance all share one architecture, fully onboard and air-gapped.
BattleCore FC7 — at a glance
- MCU
- STM32H743 · 2 MB
- Firmware
- Full ArduPilot
- Redundancy
- 3× IMU · 2× Baro
- Compute link
- CAN to EdgeNode AI
- Input
- 4–8S (max 34 V)
- Operation
- Air-gapped · onboard
Runs on BattleCore FC7Full ArduPilotAir-Gapped · OnboardHands-Off
