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Guardian

High-speed counter-drone defense family. Confirmed interceptor with proven combat effectiveness.

Guardian is a high-speed, precision-guided counter-UAS family designed to neutralize aerial threats in contested environments. Built on decades of aerospace experience, it delivers confirmed intercept capability against swarms across three generations.

Radar-assisted target designation, manual launch procedures, and camera-guided final approach enable operators to engage threats with minimal setup. Cost-effective at scale with modular propulsion architecture designed for rapid manufacturing.

*Pursuant to Executive Order 14307, Jul 2025, this platform is Blue UAS Approved.

Guardian interceptor
System Specifications
Cruise Speed160 km/h
Burst Speed290–340 km/h
Max Range15 km
Max Endurance28 min
Weight (No Battery)1.3 kg
Weight (With Battery)2.65 kg
Max Altitude5,000 m
Max Payload0.5 kg
Flight Time (Loaded)9 min
Confirmed InterceptsHundreds
Guardian interceptor - Product view
The Guardian Family

A layered approach, across three generations

Guardian-1 is the foundation. Each generation adds a method and the layers stack — from manual FPV origins to semi-autonomous operation and a fire-and-forget ecosystem — driving threat reduction higher at every step.

Guardian-1

In service
Foundation platform

Manual FPV flight

Where the program began. A dismounted crew of one to two, no fixed infrastructure, and a manually flown FPV interceptor at 340 km/h. Rapidly deployable anywhere, and the foundation of the layered approach.

Guardian-2

In service

Semi-autonomous, operator holds engagement authority

Radar detection triggers launch automatically, and a single operator manages semi-autonomous flight while retaining engagement authority. An open sensor architecture fuses acoustics, optics, and radar for higher efficacy and a far lower time-to-launch.

Guardian-3

In testing

Fire-and-forget, layered ecosystem

The full Guardian ecosystem: layered, fire-and-forget systems that handle the engagement for you. Entering service now in a radar-cued configuration, with visual and laser-seeking variants in final testing. Layering these methods is what drives threat reduction to its highest level yet.

Bundled Solution

A full-stack, sense-to-effect system

Guardian rarely fights alone. Powerus fields it as a complete counter-UAS kill chain — bundled with multi-modal detection, sensor fusion, and command-and-control — engineered to integrate with active 3D radar and third-party sensors rather than replace them. Detect, assess, and defeat Group 1–3 threats in austere, disconnected environments, all in one package.

01

Multi-Modal Sensing

Active 3D radar, passive RF, and EO/IR fused into a single track picture.

02

Scalable Hardware

Expeditionary, mobile, and fixed-site configurations with low infrastructure.

03

Full-Stack C2 & Edge

Onboard AI processing, interoperable with enterprise C2 — no cloud required.

04

Layered Defeat

Guardian interceptors alongside kinetic RWS and RF/GNSS denial.

05

Robust Support

Field support, operator training, deployment, and sustained operations.

Integrated by design

An open sensor architecture lets Guardian plug into the radar and command systems you already operate — cueing autonomous launch from radar detection and running entirely at the edge, with no internet or cloud dependency in contested, disconnected environments.

Radar-cued

Detection auto-cues interceptor launch.

Open architecture

Fuses radar, RF, acoustic, and optical.

C2 interoperable

Bridges to enterprise C2 systems.

Edge-native

Runs offline, no cloud connection.

7–12 km

Group 3 detection range

4,000

Concurrent tracks

< 0.5°

Track accuracy (az/el)

< 1 hr

Setup, 2-person crew

HOW IT WORKS

User Instructions

Single-operator launch with radar-assisted targeting

01

Target Designation

The navigator receives target designation from the radar crew based on azimuth and gives the command to take off and direction.

02

Manual Launch

The pilot takes off and goes to the interception square using manual flight control.

03

Radar Correction

The target is displayed on radar so it sees both the target and interceptor and corrects the flight.

04

Visual Intercept

When approaching, the pilot finds the target visually through the camera, approaches and destroys the target.

SCALE + ECONOMICS

Manufacturing Scale

Built for volume production with rapid capacity expansion

200:1

Cost advantage vs. legacy intercept

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

1,000

units/month now

5,000

units/month by month 4

Guardian units on manufacturing shelves
Guardian units ready for deployment

Built to defend forces and critical infrastructure from Shahed/Geran swarms

Ready to deploy?

Contact our team to discuss deployment options, training, and logistics support.