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An edge software layer. Not a drone.

MG Sentinel builds the intelligence layer that runs on-board the unmanned system. The airframe, motors and flight controller are commercial; the ISR brain is ours.

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Illustrative · HIT-UAV dataset (CC BY 4.0) · MG Sentinel RF-DETR model

The model in action

People, vehicles. Thermal, day and night.

The same ISR brain identifies classes and geolocates on-board. When 30 detections fire at once, aggregate intelligence is transmitted; when the individual event matters, that one is.

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Illustrative · HIT-UAV dataset (CC BY 4.0) · MG Sentinel RF-DETR model

What it is

ISR software, not aerial hardware.

It detects, classifies, prioritises and geolocates on-board. It transmits compact, geo-tagged events and alerts. Designed for missions whose intelligence cannot depend on a stable link.

What we are

  • An edge ISR perception layer
  • Companion-computer software on a Qualcomm module
  • Standard MAVLink integration
  • Built for thermal (LWIR), day and night

What we are not

  • We do not build drones
  • We do not produce batteries or propulsion
  • We do not replace the autopilot
  • We do not sell a closed platform
Architecture

Companion computer, open autopilot, MAVLink.

Edge compute runs on a Qualcomm module on-board, alongside a PX4 or ArduPilot autopilot, communicating over MAVLink. The output is not video: it is events and geo-tagged alerts ready to be consumed under low bandwidth.

SENSORSLWIR · RGBEDGE COMPUTEQualcommISR · store & forwardAUTOPILOTPX4 · ArduPilotframesMAVLinkcompact intelGROUNDwhen link upLOCAL PERSISTlink degraded · deniedMISSION CONTINUES IN BOTH PATHS
Architecture: sensors feed edge compute; edge compute feeds the autopilot and sends compact intelligence to the ground station when the link is up, or persists it locally when the link is denied.
Spec sheet
Compute
Qualcomm edge (companion)
Autopilot
PX4 · ArduPilot
Control bus
MAVLink
Sensors
Thermal LWIR · RGB
Output
Events · geo-tagged alerts
Link mode
Store & forward / low bandwidth
Capability ladder

L1 today. L2 and L3 ahead.

We are transparent about what is operational, what is in development and what is vision.

  1. L1
    Today

    Edge ISR perception

    On-board detection, classification and geolocation, with a compact output tolerant to degraded or denied links.

  2. L2
    In development

    Perception-driven autonomy

    Mission actions guided by what the system perceives, without replacing the operator.

  3. L3
    Vision · 18-24 months

    GPS-denied navigation

    Robust navigation in GPS-denied environments, a precondition for contested missions.

Operational output

Compact intelligence, not raw video.

Where bandwidth is scarce, the difference between streaming video and streaming intelligence is the difference between having a mission or not.

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Events · alertsopportunistic · KB
  • 01

    Typified, on-board prioritised events

  • 02

    Geo-tagged, signed, lightweight alerts

  • 03

    Local persistence (store & forward) through link outages

  • 04

    Opportunistic sync when the link returns

Next step

Operate where the link cannot be guaranteed?

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