About

About PDW CORE

PDW CORE combines an enhanced ground-control station, mission planner and training environment for C100 operators. Its touch-oriented interface displays maps, real-time aircraft data, tactical overlays and known threats while supporting a range of controllers and screen sizes. An ATAK plug-in converts aircraft information into Cursor-on-Target messages so the mission can appear within a shared TAK operating picture.

PDW SIM reproduces C100 physics, terrain, battery behaviour, interference and environmental conditions for rehearsal without flying the aircraft. The Windows updater distributes software and retrieves flight logs across multiple systems, while hot-swappable ground-station batteries support extended command-and-control operation. CORE is included with new C100 purchases and can be supplied as an upgrade to existing fleets. It handles operator control, mission planning and training, while the aircraft retains its own underlying flight-control architecture.

Timeline

PDW releases CORE 1.4 for the C100 platform
2026-03-02 - Product Launch - PDW launched CORE 1.4 as a software architecture update for the C100 platform. The release added Multi-Mission Payload operation, vision-based navigation for GPS-contested starts, Doodle Labs Sense integration and expanded simulation assets. The update strengthened the C100 as an integrated mission system for contested-environment operations, not just a small-UAS airframe.
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Context

Market context

PDW CORE is PDW's mission software stack for flight control, communications resilience, simulation, and operator workflows on PDW tactical UAS platforms.

Target environment: Tactical UAS deployments, defense mission planning environments and operator stations for PDW aircraft.
Workflow context: Ground control, mission planning, flight control, simulation, payload integration and resilient communications workflows.
Customer context: Defense operators, PDW customers and teams deploying C100, AM or integrated payload systems.
Deployment model: Available mission software layer tied to PDW tactical UAS platforms.
Commercial maturity: Available software product with public company positioning and hardware-platform linkage.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on aircraft integration, operator training, communications, certification, cyber requirements and mission fit.
Market position: Mission-control software layer that turns PDW hardware into a deployable tactical UAS system.
Adjacent products: Anduril Lattice, OverWatch, AeroVironment AV_Halo, Shield AI Hivemind Enterprise