Software-first visual positioning product that matches live EO or LWIR imagery to pre-generated reference maps and outputs position over MAVLink on NDAA-compliant commodity hardware.

Maturity not rated

Micro VPS (Micro Visual Positioning System)

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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.

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			Why it constrains
Edge AI compute modules	Component	High	On-board perception for navigation without GNSS runs on embedded compute.
GNSS signals	Infrastructure	High	Designed to work when GNSS signals are degraded or denied.

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CompanyEvolunar | Resilient Navigation for Challenging Environments
Evolunar · Supports Organization technology
“Evolunar develops self-contained navigation systems for UAVs and robotic platforms operating in GNSS-denied and degraded environments.”
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CompanyFNAV — GPS-Denied Navigation
FNAV Systems · Supports Organization technology
“FNAV Systems is a Ukrainian defense technology startup. We build passive navigation for UAV, USV, and UGV platforms — full GPS-denied navigation, not just heading correction. So every Ukrainian platform navigates reliably under full GPS jamming. Built by Ukrainians, for Ukraine's victory.”
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CompanySwan
Swan · Supports Organization technology, Technology, Technology · technology input:gnss-signals
“Uses onboard sensing and autonomy instead of external positioning signals.”

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