Our SUAS 2026 UAV, built for Storm Response.
Turn it over. Every joint.
The current 2026 airframe, the folding-joint assembly unfolded, loaded live from the team STL.
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Falcon, 2026
Built, tested, and flying.
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Flight readiness
Falcon, on the field.
Watch the 2026 aircraft move from workshop integration to flight testing.
The 2026 brief.
Falcon is SUAS IITM's 2026 quadcopter for the Storm Response challenge. It combines a folding airframe, ROS 2 avionics, onboard perception, aerial mapping, and payload delivery. Development and testing are ongoing.
ROS 2 avionics
Falcon uses a modular ROS 2 autonomy stack with ArduPilot-based flight control.
Folding airframe
A folding quadcopter airframe designed for practical transport and rapid field setup.
Proof-of-flight qualified
Falcon has completed the SUAS proof-of-flight qualification process.
Storm Response platform
Designed for autonomous search, aerial mapping, object detection, and payload delivery.
Follow the build
Follow the build.
Falcon is proof-of-flight qualified, and development continues toward SUAS 2026. Meet Shadow, the 2025 UAV that took us to Maryland.
Track our progress