UDS Partisan Recon


UDS Partisan Recon is a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Unmanned Defense Systems, a Lithuanian defense technology company specializing in AI-driven swarm and ISR systems.

Development and design

Founded in 2022 and based in Vilnius, Unmanned Defense Systems is committed to integrating artificial intelligence into unmanned aerial platforms, pursuing an end-to-end system encompassing DETECT, ENGAGE, and COMMAND capabilities within a unified architecture.

Funding

In May 2024, UDS raised €3.2 million in a Series A funding round, led by Coinvest Capital with contributions from private investors and key figures such as Vytenis Buzas and CTO Ernestas Kalabuckas, to scale battlefield-proven UAVs—including the Partisan—and augment AI-based swarm integrations across battlefield management system.

Design

The Partisan is a compact, long-range reconnaissance drone designed to perform missions typically executed by much larger UAV platforms.

Users