Space Force Aligned

Eagle Strat

Autonomous High-Altitude Near-Space Glider Platform

A resilient, intelligent, attritable edge-AI glider for LEO-to-cislunar mission support

Product Overview

Eagle Strat is an autonomous, balloon-launched, ultra-lightweight glider designed for high-altitude through near-space sensing missions.

Optimized for low-SWaP, attritable, persistent intelligence collection, Eagle Strat provides 95% Return-to-Launch (RTL) reliability, advanced on-board AI processing, and panoramic multi-sensor imaging — all in a ruggedized, COTS-based, radiation-tolerant airframe.

Designed to be deployed from a pickup truck and launched via high-altitude weather balloon, Eagle Strat represents a new category of resilient, low-cost, intelligent space nodes capable of supporting missions across LEO to cislunar environments — exactly the type of platform the U.S. Space Force has stated the need for.

Balloon-launched high-altitude deployment

Key Features & Mission Advantages

Core Technology

Autonomous Near-Space Glider

Balloon launch to 60,000–110,000+ ft
Autonomous glide path calculations and adaptive flight profile
High-confidence RTL (≥95%) for asset recovery and re-use
Attritable, low-cost profile for distributed sensing operations

Advanced Panoramic Sensor Package

Multi-camera panoramic optical array
Integrated long-wave thermal imaging
Real-time stitching + multi-spectral fusion
Optimized for large-area anomaly scanning and threat identification

Neuromorphic & Edge AI Performance

Custom neuromorphic inference core
<10 ms latency anomaly detection
<1 W total inference power (ultra-low SWaP)
Onboard video compression + intelligent event tagging
Real-time change detection for ISR and environmental monitoring

Resilient, Radiation-Tolerant Architecture

COTS radiation-tolerant avionics
Autonomous fault detection and reconfiguration
Proven performance in high-altitude radiation and thermal profiles
Solid-state data storage with error-correcting logic

Logistics & Deployment Simplicity

Truck-based launch (no facility required)
Single-operator mission prep
Disposable or recoverable depending on mission profile
Minimal GSE footprint

Mission Applications

ISR & Tactical Intelligence

Wide-area surveillance
Fire detection / environmental anomaly monitoring
Border and maritime domain awareness
Pre-conflict situational assessment

                        
                    
Space Domain Awareness (SDA)Low-cost surrogate for early-stage SDA research
Responsive sensing node for cislunar experiments
Provides distributed "mesh" coverage in near-space

Weather & Atmospheric Science

High-altitude atmospheric profiling
Upper-atmosphere imaging and sensing
Rapid-response deployment for storms or natural disasters

R&D & Experimental Payloads

Modular payload bay
Ideal for universities, labs, and federal research programs
Edge-AI experimentation in harsh environments

Technical Specifications

Launch Altitude

60–110+ kft via weather balloon

Recovery Range

Autonomous glide w/ ≥95% RTL success rate

Wingspan

Lightweight, packable composite structure

Sensor Suite

Multicam panoramic array + thermal imaging

AI Processor

Neuromorphic + micro-edge GPU/ASIC

AI Latency

<10 ms

Power

<1 W inference

Communications

Secure UHF/L/S-band options

Navigation

GPS/INS hybrid w/ autonomous fallback logic

Deployment Time

<15 minutes from arrival

Launch Vehicle

Standard pickup truck

Differentiators

Resilient Intelligence at Near-Space Altitudes

Unlike high-cost satellites or limited-duration UAVs, Eagle Strat provides an attritable, rapidly launchable intelligence node that can operate at the edge of the atmosphere with extremely low cost per sortie.

Revolutionary Onboard AI

Real-time, ultra-low-power neuromorphic processing allows Eagle Strat to:

Detect anomalies faster than human operators
Operate without downlinking full video streams
Work in denied, jammed, or bandwidth-limited environments

Space Force Aligned Architecture

Eagle Strat directly supports documented DoD/USSF needs:

Distributed intelligent sensing
Low-cost, radiation-tolerant platforms
Autonomous systems capable of LEO → cislunar relevance
Resilient nodes for contested environments

Designed for Federally-Focused R&D

The platform is built to accelerate:

SBIR Phase I/II/III demonstration
Rapid prototyping contracts
SDA experimentation and low-cost space environment testing
Responsive mission needs across agencies

Operational Workflow

Prepare

Prepare balloon & platform (single operator)

Attach

Attach Eagle Strat and configure mission profile

Launch

Launch from pickup truck via balloon release

Ascend

Eagle Strat ascends to target altitude

Glide

Autonomous release & glide

Analyze

Onboard AI scans, analyzes & flags events

Return

RTL or attritable end-of-mission

Ready to Deploy Eagle Strat?

Eagle Strat is available for R&D partnerships, federal demonstration programs, SBIR/STTR proposals, DoD/USSF tech experimentation campaigns, and early adopter evaluations.