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Flight electronics & platforms

The flight controllers, mission computers and ESCs we build in-house, and the heavy-lift aircraft that flies on them.

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Overview

We build the electronics that fly our own drones, and we sell them on their own. Raptor Pilot Pro FC is a flight controller for ArduPilot and PX4 with three IMUs from three makers. Raptor Pilot AI is a mission computer that runs detection and tracking on board. The Raptor Power ESC and motor drive the propellers, and the Raptor X8-50 is the heavy-lift platform that flies on them.

They are designed and built in the United Kingdom, and the main parts are Western-made. Each electronics product has a one-page sheet you can download from its page. The full datasheet comes through the enquiry form.

Products

5 products in this group. Each page has the main figures from the datasheet.

  • Raptor Pilot AI

    Raptor Pilot AI

    Mission computer that sees at 60 FPS and decides on board, so nothing leaves the aircraft.

  • Raptor Pilot Pro FC

    Raptor Pilot Pro FC

    Triple-IMU flight controller for ArduPilot and PX4: tactical-grade IMU, 5S–12S direct input.

  • Raptor X8-50

    Coaxial X8 heavy-lift drone: 50 kg of cargo carried 20 km, where a vehicle cannot go.

Origin and parts

Where the boards are designed and built, and who makes the main parts.

Buyers ask about origin before they ask about price, so here is what we can say and show. The boards are designed and built in the United Kingdom. All main parts are Western-made: the makers are based in the United States, Europe and Japan.

The named parts on our flight electronics and where their makers are based.
PartUsed inMakerBased in
STM32H753 processorRaptor Pilot Pro FCSTMicroelectronicsSwitzerland
ADIS16470 IMURaptor Pilot Pro FCAnalog DevicesUnited States
ICM-45686 IMURaptor Pilot Pro FCTDKJapan
BMI088 IMU, BMP581 barometerRaptor Pilot Pro FCBosch SensortecGermany
MS5611 barometerRaptor Pilot Pro FCTE ConnectivitySwitzerland
STM32G071 processorsRaptor Power 12S 4in1 ESCSTMicroelectronicsSwitzerland
DRV8300 gate driversRaptor Power 12S 4in1 ESCTexas InstrumentsUnited States

Raptor Pilot AI uses a different processor family. Its main parts are also Western-made; ask us for the list for your programme.

Note

We do not hold a Blue UAS Framework listing or an NDAA statement. If your programme needs a named origin standard, tell us which one and we will go through the bill of materials with you.

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