Counter-UAS · Autonomous Interception

CYNTHIALSYSTEMS

We build interceptor drones that find, follow and finish hostile aircraft — autonomously, in contested airspace, without a human hand on the stick.

View systems

1,400+

Live-fly intercepts

94%

Single-shot hit rate

0.8 s

Detect-to-launch

Allied test ranges

Cynthial CX-1 Sentinel interceptor drone in flight at dusk

CX-1 Sentinel · flight test 214

Hardware

Built for one job: stopping the drone that shouldn't be there.

Every airframe is designed, built and flown in-house. Carbon monocoque, redundant flight controllers, and a guidance stack trained on thousands of live intercepts against real, evasive targets.

Onboard terminal guidance, no operator in the loop
GPS-denied navigation via visual-inertial odometry
Sub-second target hand-off from radar to interceptor
Engages Group 1-3 UAVs, fixed-wing and rotary
Encrypted mesh datalink, frequency agile
Field-swappable payload and battery bays

Product line

One kill chain, three components.

Deployed together or integrated into existing air defence networks over open standards.

CX-1 · Interceptor

SENTINEL

Kinetic interceptor with 240 km/h dash speed and autonomous terminal pursuit against manoeuvring targets.

Dash speed: 240 km/h
Endurance: 18 min
Engagement: ≤ 4 km

CX-2 · Detection node

WATCHTOWER

Deployable radar and RF sensing mast fusing tracks into a single air picture across dispersed sites.

Detection: 12 km
Coverage: 360° / 90°
Setup: < 10 min

CX-C2 · Autonomy stack

IRONMIND

Edge autonomy and command layer that assigns interceptors, deconflicts airspace and logs every engagement.

Decision loop: 80 ms
Simultaneous: 12 tracks
Hosting: On-premise

Doctrine

Cheap threats need cheaper answers.

Cost-per-kill discipline

An interceptor should never cost more than the aircraft it destroys. Ours are built to be expended.

Autonomy under jamming

Guidance runs entirely onboard. If the link drops mid-flight, the intercept still completes.

Operator, not pilot

One person supervises a dozen engagements. The software handles pursuit, timing and abort logic.

Engagement

Briefings for defence and government programs.

Technical data available under NDA. Live-fly demonstrations at partner ranges by arrangement.

programs@cynthialsystems.com