Ukraine's Most-Built Kolibri FPV Now Ships With AI Terminal Guidance
TAF Industries has put DOD Solution's AURA AI module on its highest-volume strike drone, turning AI homing that keeps working under jamming into a catalogue item troops can buy with strike-bonus points.
TAF Industries has put DOD Solution's AURA AI module on its highest-volume strike drone, turning AI homing that keeps working under jamming into a catalogue item troops can buy with strike-bonus points.
TAF Industries announced Oct. 27 that it has integrated the AURA AI detection and terminal-guidance module from Estonian-Ukrainian DOD Solution into its Kolibri 10 Advance FPV drone. Units of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" and the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade have already used the drone in combat, according to TAF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AURA AI?
A detection and terminal-guidance module from Estonian-Ukrainian DOD Solution. It runs on the company's own single-board computer, which is added as an extra board in an FPV drone's electronics stack.
Does the drone choose its own targets?
No. AURA highlights and tracks targets, but the operator confirms the attack. After that, the module holds the track and makes the final guidance corrections, according to TAF Industries.
Why does terminal guidance matter under jamming?
Electronic warfare often cuts the video or control link in the last stretch of an FPV attack. The developers say AURA lets the drone finish the mission without GPS, under EW interference and with a degraded or lost link.
Who has used it?
TAF says units of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar" and the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade have used the Kolibri 10 Advance with AURA in combat.
How do units get it?
Through Brave1 Market, where the AURA version lists at UAH 28,000 and can be paid for with e-Points. Under the Army of Drones Bonus, troops can earn extra e-Points for confirmed strikes using automatic terminal-guidance modules.
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