The Unified Ground Control Station (UGCS) software application provides a unified interface that seamlessly scales across different hardware devices and display resolutions. It is designed around a DO-178C architecture and built to be hardware and operating system (OS) agnostic – running in Windows™, Linux, and Android. The underlying software is based on non-proprietary, open, Unmanned systems Control Segment (UCS) Modular Services Oriented Architecture (MOSA). The interface from the UGCS to the unmanned aircraft is STANAG 4586 compliant. The UGCS has a host of user-friendly features designed by Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators and human-factors experts. The UGCS has flown everything from a small quadrotor to a large, unmanned Blackhawk helicopter as well as tactical fixed-winged and air launched effects (ALE) platforms.
The UGCS software as well as hardware shown below is radio system independent. The UGCS is integrated with numerous Internet Protocol (IP) radios that include both Government Off The Shelf (GOTS) (e.g. L3 Rover 6™, Cubic MMT™) as well as Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) point to point and mesh radio systems (e.g. Wave Relay™, Silvus™, etc.).