Tactical Recon
Complete field of view at detection resolution — no zoom-switching, no peripheral blindness.
Engineered as one system
AI-First Stack.Integration Ready.Actionable Intelligence.
Meet the perception platform, engineered as one complete end-to-end solution — camera, optics, edge compute, and an AI-agnostic software layer. One mechanical interface, one power budget, one qualification cycle: less integration risk, less weight, less time to field.
Introducing the perception platform
One Integration Replaces a Multi-Vendor Programme.
The complete answer to fragmented UAV sensing: a 10K high-resolution camera, edge compute, and an AI-agnostic container (IGNITE) — engineered as one system, installed as one lightweight ISR solution.
For the integrator: one qualified system instead of a multi-year sensor programme. For the operator: the whole area at detection resolution, delivered as findings.
- Ship faster Skip years of sensor, compute, and AI-integration R&D and go to market with a flight-ready system.
- Reduce complexity One complete end-to-end solution replaces a multi-year, multi-vendor development programme.
- Stay focused on your platform Keep your engineering effort on the airframe, not on building a perception stack from scratch.
From 350 g
Including mission optics
MAVLink
Standard interfaces for configuration and control
NDAA compliant
Fully trusted and allied supply chain
Go deeper · the technology
- TechnologyThe sensor & opticsThe 10K global-shutter sensor and mission optics, explained.How it works →
- TechnologyOnboard compute & dataEdge compute, PCIe data movement and multi-sensor sync.How it works →
- TechnologySoftwareHow your model runs onboard — isolated, encrypted, real-time.How it works →
- ExploreAreaSnapshot, not scanning — covering a whole area in one pass.How it works →
- ExploreFrameWide and detailed at once — what stays in frame vs. zoom.How it works →
- ExploreRF footprintFindings, not video — cutting bandwidth and emissions.How it works →
01 — Capture
ROOK & ECHO · the Sensor
Two 10K perception sensors on a shared architecture. Choose the optics strategy that fits the platform and mission — both feed the same FORGE and IGNITE:AI pipeline.
ROOK
Sealed · SWaP-optimised
Best for
Size-, weight- and power-constrained platforms operating in harsh environments.
- 60 mm integrated optic
- Fixed 26° field of view, motorized autofocus — engineered for aerial ISR
- SWaP-optimised
- Lowest size, weight and power in the family
- Sealed where it matters
- The exposed optic — the only part outside the airframe — is IP67-sealed against dust, moisture and vibration
- 100 MP CMOS · 10K
- Full-frame capture at 10,000 × 10,000 px
ECHO
Interchangeable optics
Best for
Missions that need flexible standoff and field-swappable lenses across roles.
- Canon RF mount
- Field-swappable commercial off-the-shelf optics
- 24 mm → 300 mm
- Wide-area to standoff, changed in the field
- 100 MP CMOS · 10K
- Full-frame capture at 10,000 × 10,000 px
- Global shutter
- All pixels exposed at once
02 — Process
FORGE · the Compute & Connectivity
Save time, bandwidth, and decisions; process on the fly, send what matters.
- Jetson Orin NX
- 16 GB edge compute
- 2 TB onboard SSD
- full-mission storage
- 160 g
- at [dimensions — TBC]
- Every pixel processed
- zero compression
- Sealed enclosures, pods
- mounts anywhere
- Interfaces
- Ethernet (1G), MAVLink, USB 3.0, hardware sync
03 — Deliver
IGNITE:AI · the Intelligence Layer
Give operators exactly the intel necessary to make key split-second decisions in real time.
Full product page: IGNITE:AI → How it works →
- AI model-agnostic
- your model, your container
- Air-gapped + encrypted
- zero Sapient access
- GPU tiling + cropping
- 10K handled onboard
- Model formats
- PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, OpenCV DNN — TensorRT onboard
- 16 GB shared memory
- shared between the pipeline and your model
- Georef + tracking
- targets held across frames
- Cursor-on-Target (CoT) output
- straight into ATAK
- C2-ready
- existing command systems
Your IP. Your control.
Sapient has zero visibility into your models, training data, or operational output. Bring your own AI or work with a partner — IGNITE:AI runs the same either way.
04 — Integrate
One Stack, Any Platform
The same sensor integrates across every class of unmanned platform, from multirotors at 50 m to stratospheric HAPS. Integration is the same MAVLink interface and the same power and data contract at every tier.
- MAVLinkThe camera joins your existing network as a standard camera component — ArduPilot or PX4, no fork and no patched build.
- 11–20 V · 30 WOne power and data contract at every tier: DC in, telemetry to the autopilot, Ethernet and USB‑C for data.
- From 350 gPer camera, sensor and mission optics — before processing, which runs on FORGE or on NVIDIA hardware you already fly.
- Your model, unchangedA container at the inference boundary. No retraining, no dataset sharing, no pipeline to rebuild.
Where it works
Built for the Missions That Matter
Twelve use cases across four missions. Small objects, large areas, real time — wherever the stakes are highest.
Force Protection & Overwatch
A position and its approaches held persistently, with contacts kept as the aircraft moves.
Dismount & Vehicle Detection
People and vehicles found in the same frame as the surrounding context.
Mine Detection
2–3 mm ground resolution across a 20 m corridor — detecting threats before they reach the column.
Route Threat Detection
The corridor ahead of a column scanned in one pass, candidates flagged with coordinates.
Post-Conflict Mine Clearance
Contaminated ground surveyed so clearance teams can be tasked to located candidates.
Dark-Ship Monitoring
Optical detections fused with AIS — the vessel broadcasting nothing is the one flagged.
Ship Tracking
Wide-area maritime surveillance and vessel tracking across open water.
Border Security
Persistent wide-area monitoring across coastlines and land borders.
Wide-Area Search for Missing Persons
The whole search area at detection resolution — survivor coordinates output directly.
Maritime Search & Rescue
People and small craft against open water, where the search area drifts with time.
Disaster Response Overview
A wide-area picture of an affected area when ground access is cut.
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