Product profile
D-POD
D-POD is a 20 kg modular mission payload developed by PRAMACOM-HT with Oculus Aeris. It combines airborne sensors, satellite and other communications links...
Facts
- Company
- PRAMACOM-HT
- Product type
- airborne_payload
- Status
- announced
- Primary capability
- Rapid airborne ISR, search-and-rescue and communications-relay conversion
- Website
- https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/defence/farnborough-2026-czech-company-pramacom-ht-unveils-lightweight-airborne-isr-and-communication-pod
About D-POD
D-POD is a self-contained airborne mission pod combining sensors, onboard processing and several communications links in a 20-kilogram package. The modular payload can carry electro-optical, signals or other mission equipment and connect collected data through satellite and tactical networks. Its processing hardware supports local fusion and distribution of information during flight.
The pod is designed for rapid installation on compatible crewed aircraft or unmanned systems, allowing one airframe to move between intelligence, surveillance, search-and-rescue and communications-relay roles. PRAMACOM-HT developed D-POD with Oculus Aeris and presented it as an integration-ready concept for operators seeking a reconfigurable mission payload.
Market context
20, false, airborne_payload, components, ISR & Communications Payload, uav_payload
Summary
Type: Airborne payload
Core: ISR and communications
Function: Sense and relay
Audience: Aviation teams
Specifications
- demonstrated_aircraft_range_km
- 1,200 km
- demonstrated_endurance_hours
- Approximately 8 h
- system_mass_kg
- 20 kg
Operations
- Environment
- air
- Primary user
- defence_and_emergency_operators
- Role
- isr, communications_relay, search_and_rescue
- Interaction model
- operator_supervised
- Product detail
- 20, false, airborne_payload, components, ISR & Communications Payload, uav_payload