VECTOR-300
VECTOR‑300 is a highly efficient, industrially scalable, optimized autopilot designed for the high-volume manufacturing requirements of attritable or fungible UAS platforms. It enables fully autonomous operation while delivering cutting‑edge features and reliable navigation performance in contested environments, including GNSS jamming and spoofing, while reducing system complexity, and supply‑chain dependencies, making it suitable for both military and dual‑use missions.
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VECTOR‑300 has been engineered from the outset to support high‑volume manufacturing with maximum quality and reliability. Its optimized architecture and system complexity enable repeatable production, improved supply‑chain resilience without compromising navigation performance or operational capabilities.
VECTOR‑300 is built on an optimized architecture designed to support large‑scale production without compromising advanced guidance, navigation and control performance. By simplifying system complexity while retaining advanced capabilities, it enables consistent performance and reliability across high‑volume deployments of fungible or attritable UAS platforms.
VECTOR‑300 is ideal for loitering munitions and C-UAS interceptor platforms, supporting advanced guidance functions required to strike targets with bullseye‑level precision. It includes the integration of advanced visual guidance and AI‑based target identification, real-time adaptive trajectories, within its autonomous guidance, navigation, and control loops. Ready for demanding pursuit and terminal mission phases.
VECTOR‑300 delivers reliable navigation performance in contested and GNSS‑degraded environments. Its guidance, navigation and control architecture is based on robust multi‑sensor estimation and advanced inertial algorithms, incorporating UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s proprietary peripherals such as the Visual Navigation System to maintain accuracy and mission continuity under GNSS jamming and spoofing throughout all mission phases.
VECTOR‑300 enables fully autonomous navigation and advanced mission execution, from swarming and formation flight to complex multi‑vehicle and high‑dynamic maneuvers. Its guidance, navigation and control architecture supports multi-aircraft coordinated mission execution, precise relative navigation to moving targets and advanced autonomous navigation strategies across a wide range of mission scenarios.
VECTOR‑300 is engineered to seamlessly integrate with a wide range of platforms, payloads, and external systems. Its open and modular architecture enables interoperability with third‑party sensors, effectors, and mission systems, facilitating rapid integration and adaptability across diverse operational and mission requirements.
The VECTOR‑300 is a performance-driven autopilot designed to maximize capability-to-complexity ratio, supporting large‑scale manufacturing for fungible UAS platforms while addressing the growing need for high‑performance autonomous navigation, combined with supply‑chain resilience. Ideal for loitering munitions or C-UAS interceptor applications, while remaining suitable for dual-use unmanned platforms, it delivers cutting‑edge guidance, navigation and control capabilities while enabling fully autonomous operation across demanding mission profiles.
From its inception, VECTOR‑300 has been engineered with manufacturability, reliability and scalability as primary design drivers. Its optimized architecture reduces system complexity without compromising performance, enabling repeatable high‑volume production with maximum quality and on‑time delivery. This approach minimizes program risk while ensuring long‑term industrial sustainability.
Optimized for loitering munitions and C‑UAS interceptor platforms, VECTOR‑300 delivers strike to target precision guidance with bullseye‑level accuracy and high‑dynamic terminal maneuvers. Its architecture directly incorporates visual guidance and AI‑based target identification into the autonomous GNC loop, enabling autonomous and continuous trajectory adaptation during pursuit and terminal engagement.
VECTOR‑300 is designed to operate effectively in contested and GNSS‑degraded environments, maintaining navigational accuracy and mission continuity under GNSS jamming and spoofing. Its guidance, navigation and control architecture relies on advanced inertial estimation and robust multi‑sensor fusion and can incorporate UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s proprietary peripherals, such as the Visual Navigation System, to further enhance resilience throughout all mission phases, including terminal scenarios.
Functionally, VECTOR‑300 offers all the core capabilities of the VECTOR autopilot series with a reduced level of connectivity and redundancy, ensuring continuity across the UAV Navigation product family. It supports complex mission execution, high‑dynamic maneuvers and precise terminal guidance, making it suitable for both loitering munition systems and dual‑use civil and military applications requiring reliable autonomous navigation.
Beyond single‑vehicle missions, VECTOR‑300 enables fully autonomous navigation, advanced maneuvering, and coordinated multi‑vehicle operations such as swarming and formation flight. Its open and modular design, together with its seamless integration with UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s VECTOR-MCC, ensures interoperability with a wide range of platforms, sensors and mission systems, providing flexibility and adaptability for evolving operational requirements.

- Real-time trajectory adaptation for C-UAS interceptors. Predictive guidance algorithms update the intercept path based on target motion.
- Referenced navigation: optimized for fully automatic engagement of moving targets, including vehicles and maritime targets.
- Camera‑guided navigation for terminal and GNSS‑degraded mission phases.
- Meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference protection.
- Advanced inertial navigation with robust multi‑sensor estimation.
- Multi-UAV operations 4D trajectories, formation flight.
- Future‑ready architecture, prepared to incorporate evolving autonomy, perception and AI capabilities
- Auto flight plan execution with in-flight mission modification.
- Autonomous navigation without Radio Communication.
Flight Modes
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MODE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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MANUAL
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The operator pilot has full control over the platform.
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TAKE-OFF
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The autopilot will execute the take-off maneuver from standstill to the point where it can transition safely to AUTO flight.
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AUTO
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AUTO mode executes the programmed Flight Plan (FP) based on waypoints.
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NAV-TO
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The autopilot flies to specified coordinates, maintaining current altitude and airspeed.
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LOITER
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The autopilot executes a circular pattern around the location where LOITER mode is engaged.
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VECTOR TO TARGET
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The autopilot commands the UAV to reach a target defined by a peripheral such as a camera or seeker.
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DIRECT DESCENT TO TARGET
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The autopilot commands the UAV to reach a predefined Target point.
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SAFE
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The autopilot will command the aircraft to fly to a preset Safety Altitude. Once achieved, it will automatically switch to LAND mode.
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DIRECTED
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The autopilot maintains current IAS, altitude and heading.
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LAND
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The autopilot executes the land maneuver, from its current flight mode to a predefined and even relative landing site.
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ASSISTED MANUAL
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The operator is able to override commands directly from the joystick/gamepad.
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MECHANICAL / ENVIRONMENTAL
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Size (mm, H x W x L)
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25.35 x 54.0 x 93.0
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Weight
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100 g
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Enclosure Material
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Grade 6082 Aluminum Alloy
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Temperature Range
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-40ºC to +85ºC
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IP Rating
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Designed to conform to IP66
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Humidity
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Up to 90% RH, non-condensing
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Shock survival
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500g 8ms 1/2 sine
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Integrated RF Datalink Options
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No Datalink
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ESD Compliant
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IEC 61.000-4-2-level 4
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Main Connector
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10090928-P264XLF D-Sub High Density Connectors 26P MALE STRT PIN UNC 4-40 CLINCH NUTS
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ELECTRICAL AND I/O
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Voltage Supply
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9 - 36 V DC
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Power consumption
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2.5 W
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GPIOs
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11
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PWM Rate
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50Hz, 200Hz or 400Hz
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CAN
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1 (up to 1Mbps)
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Serial Comm
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4 x RS-232 (up to 250kbps)
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Analog Input
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3 ADC inputs with 12-bit resolution and up to 1 MHz conversion rate. Conversion extends from 0V to 3.3V
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GNS Antenna Connector
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50 Ohm SMA Female
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GNSS Antenna Power Supply
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3.3 V
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ADAHRS
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Roll, pitch, yaw range
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Continuous unrestricted
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Pitch & Roll Error
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< 0.5ᵒ
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Heading Error
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< 1ᵒ
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Horizontal Position Accuracy
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1.5 m CEP (GNSS & SBAS available)
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Navigation Drift (Dead-reckoning)
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4% of the distance traveled
Enhanced by the use of peripherals
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Barometric Altimeter Range
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-2,000 ft to +36,000 ft AMSL
(-610 m to 11000 m AMSL)
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Barometric Altimeter Accuracy
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±3% Reading
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Airspeed Ranges
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15 – 220 kt (8 - 113 m/s)
Under request: 43 – 530 kt (22 - 272 m/s)
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Gyro Range
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±300 ᵒ/s (all axis)
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Accelerometers Range
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± 8 g, all Axes (± 16 g Under Request)
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Sampling Rate (IMU + Attitude)
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Up to 500 Hz
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Internal Magnetometer
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3 Axis
(External Magnetometer available: MG01)
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Magnetometer Attitude Compensation
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Yes
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Multi-constellation GNSS capability Receiver Type
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184 Channel, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC
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Time to First Fix (Cold / Hot)
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< 27 s / < 3 s
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REDUNDANCY AND SAFETY
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Waypoints
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400 waypoints saved in autopilot
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Dual IMU
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No
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Dual CPU
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No
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Online Sensor Diagnostics
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Yes (Continuous Built-In Test, CBIT)
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Sensor Failure Tolerance
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All single, several multiple
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Dual Power Supply
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No
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Flight Termination
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Deadman Output
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| Category | VECTOR-300 | VECTOR-400 | VECTOR-600 |
| Total I/O lines | 26 | 31 (26 in Integrated Datalink version) |
62 |
| Servo / GPIO | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| CAN 2.0 A/B | 1 × CAN | 1 × CAN | 2 × CAN |
| Serial Comm | 4 × RS-232 | 4 × RS-232 (3 × RS-232 in Integrated Datalink version) |
3 × RS-232 2 × RS-422/485 |
| Ethernet | No | No | Yes |
| ADC | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Dual CPU | No | Yes (Redundancy) |
Yes (Redundancy) |
| Dual IMU | No | Yes (Redundancy) |
Yes (Redundancy) |
| Dimensions (mm, H×W×L) | 25.35 × 54.0 × 93.0 | 58.0 × 68.0 × 74.5 | 45.0 × 68.0 × 74.5 |
| Approx. weight (g) | 100 | 210 (255 in Integrated Datalink version) |
180 |
| Main Connectors | CONN D-SUB HD PLUG 26P VERT SLDR 10090928-P264XLF |
Amphenol MS3112E-16-26P | 25-pin GLENAIR MWDM2L-25P-6E5-18 & 37-pin GLENAIR MWDM2L-37P-6E5-18 |
| Environmental rating (Qualifications) | No | No | MIL-STD-810 / MIL-STD-461 |
| Integrated Datalink | No | Yes (in Integrated Datalink version) |
No |
| GNSS | 184 channel, GPS, SBAS, QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC. |
72-channel receiver. GPS, SBAS, QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo. |
72-channel receiver. GPS, SBAS, QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo. |
| Magnetometer | 3 axis | 3 axis | 3 axis |
| VECTOR-300 Placa de Conexión |

The VECTOR‑300 Breakout Board is a quick and easy way to connect the VECTOR‑300 autopilot to a PC, providing access to all the connection capabilities of the unit through a simple and convenient interface. It enables rapid setup and interaction with the autopilot without the need for direct integration into the platform.
The VECTOR‑300 Breakout Board provides users with a practical solution to test, configure and validate the autopilot in laboratory and bench‑testing environments before installing it on the aircraft, reducing integration time and minimizing risks during system bring‑up and verification activities. The VECTOR‑300 Installation Kit (INSKIT) includes all the necessary ancillaries required to install and connect the autopilot to the UAV’s onboard avionics, ensuring a straightforward and reliable integration process. The installation kit includes:
- GNSS Antenna (Tallysman 33‑2410‑00‑5000)
- D‑SUB HD 26‑pin vertical sliding plug connector

The VECTOR‑300 is a performance-driven autopilot designed to maximize capability-to-complexity ratio, supporting large‑scale manufacturing for fungible UAS platforms while addressing the growing need for high‑performance autonomous navigation, combined with supply‑chain resilience. Ideal for loitering munitions or C-UAS interceptor applications, while remaining suitable for dual-use unmanned platforms, it delivers cutting‑edge guidance, navigation and control capabilities while enabling fully autonomous operation across demanding mission profiles.
From its inception, VECTOR‑300 has been engineered with manufacturability, reliability and scalability as primary design drivers. Its optimized architecture reduces system complexity without compromising performance, enabling repeatable high‑volume production with maximum quality and on‑time delivery. This approach minimizes program risk while ensuring long‑term industrial sustainability.
Optimized for loitering munitions and C‑UAS interceptor platforms, VECTOR‑300 delivers strike to target precision guidance with bullseye‑level accuracy and high‑dynamic terminal maneuvers. Its architecture directly incorporates visual guidance and AI‑based target identification into the autonomous GNC loop, enabling autonomous and continuous trajectory adaptation during pursuit and terminal engagement.

VECTOR‑300 is designed to operate effectively in contested and GNSS‑degraded environments, maintaining navigational accuracy and mission continuity under GNSS jamming and spoofing. Its guidance, navigation and control architecture relies on advanced inertial estimation and robust multi‑sensor fusion and can incorporate UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s proprietary peripherals, such as the Visual Navigation System, to further enhance resilience throughout all mission phases, including terminal scenarios.
Functionally, VECTOR‑300 offers all the core capabilities of the VECTOR autopilot series with a reduced level of connectivity and redundancy, ensuring continuity across the UAV Navigation product family. It supports complex mission execution, high‑dynamic maneuvers and precise terminal guidance, making it suitable for both loitering munition systems and dual‑use civil and military applications requiring reliable autonomous navigation.
Beyond single‑vehicle missions, VECTOR‑300 enables fully autonomous navigation, advanced maneuvering, and coordinated multi‑vehicle operations such as swarming and formation flight. Its open and modular design, together with its seamless integration with UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s VECTOR-MCC, ensures interoperability with a wide range of platforms, sensors and mission systems, providing flexibility and adaptability for evolving operational requirements.

- Real-time trajectory adaptation for C-UAS interceptors. Predictive guidance algorithms update the intercept path based on target motion.
- Referenced navigation: optimized for fully automatic engagement of moving targets, including vehicles and maritime targets.
- Camera‑guided navigation for terminal and GNSS‑degraded mission phases.
- Meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference protection.
- Advanced inertial navigation with robust multi‑sensor estimation.
- Multi-UAV operations 4D trajectories, formation flight.
- Future‑ready architecture, prepared to incorporate evolving autonomy, perception and AI capabilities
- Auto flight plan execution with in-flight mission modification.
- Autonomous navigation without Radio Communication.
Flight Modes
|
MODE
|
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
|
|
MANUAL
|
The operator pilot has full control over the platform.
|
|
TAKE-OFF
|
The autopilot will execute the take-off maneuver from standstill to the point where it can transition safely to AUTO flight.
|
|
AUTO
|
AUTO mode executes the programmed Flight Plan (FP) based on waypoints.
|
|
NAV-TO
|
The autopilot flies to specified coordinates, maintaining current altitude and airspeed.
|
|
LOITER
|
The autopilot executes a circular pattern around the location where LOITER mode is engaged.
|
|
VECTOR TO TARGET
|
The autopilot commands the UAV to reach a target defined by a peripheral such as a camera or seeker.
|
|
DIRECT DESCENT TO TARGET
|
The autopilot commands the UAV to reach a predefined Target point.
|
|
SAFE
|
The autopilot will command the aircraft to fly to a preset Safety Altitude. Once achieved, it will automatically switch to LAND mode.
|
|
DIRECTED
|
The autopilot maintains current IAS, altitude and heading.
|
|
LAND
|
The autopilot executes the land maneuver, from its current flight mode to a predefined and even relative landing site.
|
|
ASSISTED MANUAL
|
The operator is able to override commands directly from the joystick/gamepad.
|
|
MECHANICAL / ENVIRONMENTAL
|
|
|
Size (mm, H x W x L)
|
25.35 x 54.0 x 93.0
|
|
Weight
|
100 g
|
|
Enclosure Material
|
Grade 6082 Aluminum Alloy
|
|
Temperature Range
|
-40ºC to +85ºC
|
|
IP Rating
|
Designed to conform to IP66
|
|
Humidity
|
Up to 90% RH, non-condensing
|
|
Shock survival
|
500g 8ms 1/2 sine
|
|
Integrated RF Datalink Options
|
No Datalink
|
|
ESD Compliant
|
IEC 61.000-4-2-level 4
|
|
Main Connector
|
10090928-P264XLF D-Sub High Density Connectors 26P MALE STRT PIN UNC 4-40 CLINCH NUTS
|
|
ELECTRICAL AND I/O
|
|
|
Voltage Supply
|
9 - 36 V DC
|
|
Power consumption
|
2.5 W
|
|
GPIOs
|
11
|
|
PWM Rate
|
50Hz, 200Hz or 400Hz
|
|
CAN
|
1 (up to 1Mbps)
|
|
Serial Comm
|
4 x RS-232 (up to 250kbps)
|
|
Analog Input
|
3 ADC inputs with 12-bit resolution and up to 1 MHz conversion rate. Conversion extends from 0V to 3.3V
|
|
GNS Antenna Connector
|
50 Ohm SMA Female
|
|
GNSS Antenna Power Supply
|
3.3 V
|
|
ADAHRS
|
|
|
Roll, pitch, yaw range
|
Continuous unrestricted
|
|
Pitch & Roll Error
|
< 0.5ᵒ
|
|
Heading Error
|
< 1ᵒ
|
|
Horizontal Position Accuracy
|
1.5 m CEP (GNSS & SBAS available)
|
|
Navigation Drift (Dead-reckoning)
|
4% of the distance traveled
Enhanced by the use of peripherals
|
|
Barometric Altimeter Range
|
-2,000 ft to +36,000 ft AMSL
(-610 m to 11000 m AMSL)
|
|
Barometric Altimeter Accuracy
|
±3% Reading
|
|
Airspeed Ranges
|
15 – 220 kt (8 - 113 m/s)
Under request: 43 – 530 kt (22 - 272 m/s)
|
|
Gyro Range
|
±300 ᵒ/s (all axis)
|
|
Accelerometers Range
|
± 8 g, all Axes (± 16 g Under Request)
|
|
Sampling Rate (IMU + Attitude)
|
Up to 500 Hz
|
|
Internal Magnetometer
|
3 Axis
(External Magnetometer available: MG01)
|
|
Magnetometer Attitude Compensation
|
Yes
|
|
Multi-constellation GNSS capability Receiver Type
|
184 Channel, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC
|
|
Time to First Fix (Cold / Hot)
|
< 27 s / < 3 s
|
|
REDUNDANCY AND SAFETY
|
|
|
Waypoints
|
400 waypoints saved in autopilot
|
|
Dual IMU
|
No
|
|
Dual CPU
|
No
|
|
Online Sensor Diagnostics
|
Yes (Continuous Built-In Test, CBIT)
|
|
Sensor Failure Tolerance
|
All single, several multiple
|
|
Dual Power Supply
|
No
|
|
Flight Termination
|
Deadman Output
|
| Category | VECTOR-300 | VECTOR-400 | VECTOR-600 |
| Total I/O lines | 26 | 31 (26 in Integrated Datalink version) |
62 |
| Servo / GPIO | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| CAN 2.0 A/B | 1 × CAN | 1 × CAN | 2 × CAN |
| Serial Comm | 4 × RS-232 | 4 × RS-232 (3 × RS-232 in Integrated Datalink version) |
3 × RS-232 2 × RS-422/485 |
| Ethernet | No | No | Yes |
| ADC | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Dual CPU | No | Yes (Redundancy) |
Yes (Redundancy) |
| Dual IMU | No | Yes (Redundancy) |
Yes (Redundancy) |
| Dimensions (mm, H×W×L) | 25.35 × 54.0 × 93.0 | 58.0 × 68.0 × 74.5 | 45.0 × 68.0 × 74.5 |
| Approx. weight (g) | 100 | 210 (255 in Integrated Datalink version) |
180 |
| Main Connectors | CONN D-SUB HD PLUG 26P VERT SLDR 10090928-P264XLF |
Amphenol MS3112E-16-26P | 25-pin GLENAIR MWDM2L-25P-6E5-18 & 37-pin GLENAIR MWDM2L-37P-6E5-18 |
| Environmental rating (Qualifications) | No | No | MIL-STD-810 / MIL-STD-461 |
| Integrated Datalink | No | Yes (in Integrated Datalink version) |
No |
| GNSS | 184 channel, GPS, SBAS, QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, NavIC. |
72-channel receiver. GPS, SBAS, QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo. |
72-channel receiver. GPS, SBAS, QZSS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo. |
| Magnetometer | 3 axis | 3 axis | 3 axis |
| VECTOR-300 Breakout Board |

The VECTOR‑300 Breakout Board is a quick and easy way to connect the VECTOR‑300 autopilot to a PC, providing access to all the connection capabilities of the unit through a simple and convenient interface. It enables rapid setup and interaction with the autopilot without the need for direct integration into the platform.
The VECTOR‑300 Breakout Board provides users with a practical solution to test, configure and validate the autopilot in laboratory and bench‑testing environments before installing it on the aircraft, reducing integration time and minimizing risks during system bring‑up and verification activities. The VECTOR‑300 Installation Kit (INSKIT) includes all the necessary ancillaries required to install and connect the autopilot to the UAV’s onboard avionics, ensuring a straightforward and reliable integration process. The installation kit includes:
- GNSS Antenna (Tallysman 33‑2410‑00‑5000)
- D‑SUB HD 26‑pin vertical sliding plug connector


