Drone Products
Ascendant Drone Radio (DUO)
Secure, low-latency air-to-ground video, telemetry, and command link.
A secure, low-latency air-to-ground link for tactical unmanned systems. One integrated radio carries HD video, telemetry, and command and control, as an NDAA-traceable replacement for foreign-sourced radio links.
Competitive advantages
- One integrated link for HD video, telemetry, and command/control
- Lower-cost tactical datalink than high-end MANET and prime-contractor radios
- Modular integration for FPV, ISR, and unmanned-system OEMs
- NDAA-traceable, secure, and offline-capable
Performance specs
- Operational range
- Target ≥12 mi, and ≥20 mi with a directional antenna
- Video
- ≥1080p / 60 fps, ≤80 ms latency (target ≤50 ms)
- Interfaces
- Simultaneous HD video, C2, and MAVLink telemetry over Ethernet, UART, S.BUS
- Link resilience
- Adaptive frequency, modulation and error correction, with a failsafe
- Security
- Designed for AES-256 encryption, mutual authentication, signed firmware and secure boot, with ATAK compatibility
- Availability
- In development
- Under development. Not available to order.
Price on request
Warranty details on request
Ships from the United States. Export controls may apply, and some destinations need an authorization first. Terms of Sale.
Full specifications are available on request.

