From Concept to Testable Capability
Vector 21 helps technology developers and operational organizations move from an idea or capability gap toward a testable, supportable solution — using commercially available components, open systems, documented configurations, and disciplined field testing.
Turning an operational problem statement into a defined, testable technical requirement.
Assembling commercially available components into a working configuration for evaluation.
Small UAS and FPV integration, configuration refinement, maintenance, and field validation.
Interface planning across sensors, communications, navigation, and operator workflows.
Structured test planning that documents limitations, degraded modes, and failure conditions.
Technical demonstrations, troubleshooting, documentation, and training and sustainment planning.
Vector 21 does not force every requirement into a pre-existing product. We help determine whether the right answer is a commercially available system, a new integration, a custom training solution, a prototype, or a combination of those approaches.
Active Research & Development
Vector 21 maintains active research and development efforts across tactical integration, unmanned systems, positioning and navigation, edge processing, sensors, communications, and TAK-enabled workflows.
Current work focuses on how commercially available and open technologies can be combined into modular, supportable capabilities. Areas of investigation include denied navigation and resilient PNT, early warning sensors and counter-UAS technology for unknown drones entering friendly networks, low-band long-range communications over mesh networks, data movement in connected and disconnected environments, onboard and edge processing, sensor integration, operator interfaces, field repairability, and the responsible transition of prototypes into usable training or operational systems.
Specific designs, architectures, test results, and customer-supported development efforts are not published prior to authorization or release.
Resilient Positioning
Exploring practical approaches for maintaining useful navigation and situational awareness in degraded environments.
Edge & Offline Workflows
Evaluating how systems can process, retain, synchronize, and distribute useful information across connected and disconnected operations.
Modular Unmanned Systems
Developing repeatable approaches to commercial component integration, field repair, payload flexibility, and lifecycle support.
TAK-Enabled Integration
Connecting sensors, platforms, operators, and data through practical, interoperable workflows.
Sensor & Data Fusion
Evaluating how multiple information sources can be presented with clear status, provenance, uncertainty, and system health.
Training Development
Turning new technology into structured, teachable, maintainable organizational capability.