Reliant German Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

The Reliant German Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a Group 2 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) that combines long-range endurance with rapid, infrastructure-free deployment. Powered by a rugged internal combustion engine compatible with heavy fuels, the Reliant can provide over 10 hours of persistent Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) without the need for runways, launchers, or recovery equipment. Designed to operate effectively in high-wind, high-altitude, and denied environments, the Reliant excels where traditional platforms may struggle. It features dual swappable payload bays that can support ISR, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), or Electronic Warfare (EW) missions. Additionally, onboard edge AI processing, enabled by NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX modules, allows for real-time threat detection and adaptive rerouting, even in the absence of connectivity. The platform can be deployed by a two-person team in under 10 minutes, utilizing a compact 10×10-meter footprint for launch and recovery from rooftops, vehicles, ships, or remote terrain. With an IP55-rated, all-weather design and reliable navigation capabilities in GNSS-denied environments, the Reliant offers operators the flexibility and resilience needed to navigate complex, contested battlefield scenarios. Equipped with two NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX modules, the Reliant processes sensor data onboard, providing real-time object detection, scene analysis, and adaptive threat tracking. This enables operators to generate actionable intelligence and make dynamic flight adjustments, even in environments where GNSS is unavailable or electronic warfare is ongoing. The AI-driven mission engine dynamically generates points of interest (POIs), adjusts flight paths in real time, and facilitates pattern-of-life detection and change analysis across repeat missions. Reliant’s dual, hot-swappable, MOD-compliant payload bays allow field teams to rapidly reconfigure sensors—including Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), SIGINT, EW, and Coherent Receiver Phase Array (CRPA)—without needing toolkits, software updates, or aircraft downtime. This modular design empowers teams to adapt quickly in the field, keeping pace with evolving objectives and shifting threats. Reliant is built on an open architecture, supporting seamless integration of third-party and government off-the-shelf payloads, thus extending its utility across various ISR and electronic warfare missions. Operators can execute consecutive missions with different sensor configurations, maximizing aircraft utilization and maintaining operational momentum. The Reliant delivers full mission autonomy from system activation to flight and recovery, requiring little to no operator intervention. It is equipped with both line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) SATCOM datalinks, allowing it to scale across distributed formations or border security zones and coordinate with other aircraft using MUM-T-ready, swarm-enabled capabilities.