UDS Partisan Recon (commonly Partisan) is a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Unmanned Defense Systems (UDS), a Lithuanian defense technology company specializing in AI-driven swarm and ISR systems.
Development and design Founded in 2022 and based in Vilnius, Unmanned Defense Systems (UDS) is committed to integrating artificial intelligence into unmanned aerial platforms, pursuing an end-to-end system encompassing DETECT (ISTAR), ENGAGE (loitering munitions), and COMMAND (swarm/C2) capabilities within a unified architecture.Unmanned Defense Systems (UDS)
Funding In May 2024, UDS raised €3.2 million in a Series A funding round, led by Coinvest Capital with contributions from private investors and key figures such as Vytenis Buzas (Executive Chairman) and CTO Ernestas Kalabuckas, to scale battlefield-proven UAVs—including the Partisan—and augment AI-based swarm integrations across battlefield management system.Lithuania's Unmanned Defense Systems secures €3.2M to advance AI-based swarm dronesLithuanian Firm UDS Secures Funding to Enhance AI-Powered Swarm Drone TechnologiesLithuanian Unmanned Defense Systems secures €3.2M led by Coinvest Capital
Design The Partisan is a compact, long-range reconnaissance drone designed to perform missions typically executed by much larger UAV platforms.
Users
Lithuanian Armed Forces
Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also
Granta GA-10FPV-AI RSI Europe Špokas Granta Hornet Granta X
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