Autonomous EW · Protection Systems

DOMINANCE OF THE INVISIBLE DOMAIN.

Kettner Aerospace builds autonomous electronic-warfare and protection systems for unmanned and manned platforms. We turn the tactical edge into a strategic sensor and keep the warfighter connected when the spectrum is denied.

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01 / SensePassive RFDetect & locate without radiating
02 / DecideEdge AI/MLOnboard classification in real time
03 / NavigateAssured PNTHolds through jamming & spoofing
04 / FieldLow SWaP-CStrategic capability, tactical size
Announcement Introducing FIREFLY: the swarm coordination datalink behind SYS/01 Collaborative Autonomy. Read the announcement →
The Portfolio

Sense. Protect. Respond.

Four programs, one portfolio: collaborative autonomy in prototype testing, a passive targeting sensor, GPS anti-jam protection, and airspace awareness sensing. We lead with what each system does for the mission. Capability first, and the details when it counts.

SYS / 01Autonomy
Concept · Geometry only

COLLABORATIVE AUTONOMY

Multi-Vehicle Teaming System · Prototype Testing
Product FIREFLY · Swarm Coordination Datalink Coming to Market

Small unmanned systems that operate as a team, not a collection of individuals. One detection becomes a coordinated response.

  • Act as one: shared awareness across the formation, not isolated sensors
  • Resilient by design: the team adapts and continues if a platform drops out
  • Returns mass to the force with attritable, low-cost systems that scale
View the program →Prototype Testing
SYS / 02EW · ESM
Illustrative · Geometry only

PASSIVE TARGETING

Autonomous Airborne EW System · In Development

Persistent awareness of the electromagnetic battlespace, delivered from the platforms you already operate. Detect, classify, and locate the emitters that matter, in time to act.

  • Turn threat warning into decision advantage: see the emitter picture and move first
  • Brings electromagnetic reconnaissance to missions where it was never affordable
  • Built to operate through GPS-denied and communications-contested conditions
View the program →In Development
SYS / 03Assured PNT
Illustrative · Geometry only

GPS PROTECTION

Adaptive Anti-Jam Protection Line · In Development

Navigation you can trust when the signal is contested. Holds position, navigation, and timing through jamming and spoofing, on platforms legacy anti-jam hardware could never reach.

  • Holds the mission through interference that stops unprotected systems
  • Drop-in upgrade: no separate processing box, no new harness
  • Variant family planned across unmanned, military, and commercial applications
View the program →In Development
SYS / 04Sensing

AIRSPACE AWARENESS

Airspace Sensing Program · Research & Development

Detect-and-avoid awareness for unmanned aircraft, sized for the platforms that need it most. Helps small UAS share the sky safely with crewed traffic.

  • Purpose-built for safe integration of unmanned aircraft into shared airspace
  • Designed as a detection feed for certified decision systems
  • Sized for small platforms where existing sense-and-avoid will not fit
View the program →Research & Development
Disclosure notice: Product identities, designations, and specifications are reserved for formal announcement. Qualified organizations may request a capabilities brief under our disclosure process. Exception: the SYS/01 product identity, FIREFLY, is announced ahead of formal release; its specifications remain reserved.
Core Competencies

Engineered for contested environments.

/ 01

Passive Sensing

Detect, classify, and geolocate emitters without radiating, preserving platform survivability in contested airspace.

/ 02

Assured PNT

Anti-jam protection, spectrum surveillance, and autonomous edge sensing keep PNT signals trusted through jamming and spoofing.

/ 03

Edge Autonomy

Cognitive signal processing at the tactical edge: classification and prioritization onboard, in real time.

/ 04

Low SWaP-C

Strategic capability in tactical form factors, engineered for attritable platforms others can't reach.

/ 05

Drop-In Integration

Single-interface architectures that replace existing hardware with no new electronics units or cabling.

/ 06

Allied Fielding

A variant strategy aligned to export classification, enabling rapid deployment with partner nations.

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Defense & Primes

Mission Systems

Integration-ready EW and PNT payloads for unmanned and rotorcraft platforms.

Government

Programs & Evaluation

SBIR, OTA, and allied-nation pathways with a clear maturity roadmap.

Partners & Investors

The Kettner Thesis

A capital-efficient approach to the EW and assured-PNT market.

Engagement

The spectrum is the next contested domain.

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