Seeing Systems

Roadmap & Position in Defense Systems

Modular strike drones with AI swarm control for single-operator autonomous missions.

Company Overview

Builds modular strike and reconnaissance drones (Bandit, Banshee) paired with an AI-driven swarm control platform (Aerie) that enables single operators to coordinate autonomous drone swarms for military missions.

What They're Building

The company's public product roadmap & what they're committed to building.

Seeing Systems has publicly showcased Bandit (budget-friendly FPV drone for training and one-way strike missions), Banshee (battle-proven FPV with fiber-optic guidance for EW-heavy theaters ensuring jamming immunity), and Aerie (intelligent swarm software for multi-platform operations). They have confirmed field testing with UK Royal Marine Commandos, Estonian Military, and European Armed Forces. Modular hardware with swappable payloads, sensors, compute, and comms supports strike, ISR, or swarm missions. Forward Deployed Engineers give each unit a point of contact, integrating feedback in hours.

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Competitors

Hardware Competitors

Shield AI, Anduril (Ghost), Skydio (X2/X10), Turkish Baykar (TB2/Bayraktar), Ukrainian Brave1 ecosystem startups.

Swarm Software

Shield AI (Hivemind), Anduril (Lattice), Palantir (AIP for defense).

Low-Cost FPV/Strike Drones

Various Ukrainian manufacturers, DJI-based modified platforms, Auterion (open-source autopilot).

AI-Native Defense Startups

Helsing, Elbit Systems (AI division), various YC/stealth defense AI companies.

Seeing Systems

's Moat:

Fiber-optic guided drones are immune to electronic warfare jamming, a capability most drone companies cannot match. Swarm control software enabling single-operator coordination of multiple platforms is technically complex. Field testing with UK Royal Marine Commandos, Estonian Military, and European Armed Forces creates reference accounts that competitors need years to establish.

How They're Leveraging AI

AI Use Overview:

Using agentic multi-drone autonomy for swarm coordination, combat-adaptive path planning, and on-edge target classification.

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