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Embedded processors (GPU/NPU modules) that run perception and autonomy software on board.
Leading-edge chips are made almost entirely in Taiwan: TSMC produces around 90% of leading-edge semiconductors. A Taiwan disruption would hit the GPU/NPU modules used for onboard autonomy.
Edge decision platform pairing Smack's models with proprietary hardware for frontline units and autonomous platforms in DDIL conditions; hardware funded by the 2026 Series B.
Alpha runs Smack's models on proprietary edge hardware without persistent cloud connectivity; compute vendor not disclosed.
About 23 kg counter-drone turret: acoustic detection cues an onboard visual tracker and a fast motion platform aims a 12-gauge shotgun at small drones 10-100 m away. Emits no RF.
Onboard visual model implies embedded AI compute; module not disclosed.
Photo: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ra Hetep · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army)
Pod-mounted visual positioning system that compares camera imagery with onboard satellite maps to give drones position without GPS; flown 564 km over Florida in March 2026.
Runs on a Raspberry Pi 5-class single-board computer.
Hand-, tube- or box-launched autonomous, computer-vision-guided hit-to-kill interceptor for Group 1-2 drones; about 2 km range.
Onboard AI implies embedded compute; module not disclosed.
Council on Foreign Relations · Jul 6, 2023 · Supports Input
“Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world’s largest contract chipmaker and produces around 90 percent of the world’s leading-edge semiconductors”
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