Elevated Connectivity
for Modern Warfare
Aerobavovna is Ukraine's first domestic mass-producer of military-grade aerostat systems — solving a critical battlefield problem: reliable long-range communications in drone-saturated environments.
Ground Radio Fails at Range. Drones Changed Everything.
Modern battlefields are saturated with drones. The fundamental constraint: ground-based radios are limited by terrain and line-of-sight, cutting effective range to 5–20 km. In a drone war that plays out across 50–100 km, that's mission failure.
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✕Terrain blocks ground signals Hills, forests, urban structures — real battlefield terrain reduces typical radio range to 5–20 km for ground units. Modern drone operations require 5–10× that distance.
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✕FPV and ELINT systems need 90 km+ reach Drone relay infrastructure doesn't exist at the forward edge. Operators are exposed, communications are degraded, and electronic intelligence becomes impossible beyond visual range.
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✕Fixed infrastructure is a target Communication towers, repeater stations, and static relay points are identified and destroyed within hours. Persistent infrastructure can't survive in contested environments.
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✕Drone relays are expensive and fragile Keeping a commercial drone airborne 24/7 costs 4× more than an aerostat with the same payload — and drones crash. A single hit means total payload loss.
Tethered Aerostats: Persistent, Affordable, Battlefield-Proven
By lifting communication payloads to altitude — with no fuel, no pilot, and continuous power via tether — Aerobavovna delivers the persistent elevated connectivity that ground infrastructure and drones cannot match.
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✓Communications Relay — 100 km range Elevating a radio payload above terrain obstacles extends secure communications range from ~15 km to 100 km between two units. Game-changing in a dispersed drone war.
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✓ELINT: Enemy Drone Triangulation — 90 km Electronic Intelligence payloads triangulate enemy UAV operator positions at up to 90 km range. When FPV drones dominate the tactical environment, knowing where the operator is becomes decisive.
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✓Antenna Elevation with Active Stabilization Directional antennas maintained at altitude with integrated stabilization — operational in winds up to 90 km/h. Reliable link when weather and conditions are worst.
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✓Multi-day Endurance, Zero Downtime Helium-lifted. Continuous power via tether. No operator required once deployed. Operational endurance from several days to one month — not hours. Operators focus on mission, not platform.
Four Platforms, One Mission
From a 7-minute rapid-deploy reconnaissance aerostat to a multi-day persistent platform with 25–30 kg payload capacity. Each system battle-tested in active operations.
| Model | Volume | Max Payload | Deploy Time | Notes |
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| AB12DMR | 12 m³ | 6 kg | ~7 min | Pre-inflated transport; rapid field deployment |
| AB20DSN | 20 m³ | 10 kg | Variable | Folded transport; versatile mission profile |
| AB40PSN | 40 m³ | 15 kg | 30+ min | Team deployment; heavy payload capacity |
| New Platform | ~60+ m³ | 25–30 kg | 30+ min | Multi-day onboard power; extended operations |
Battle-Tested. Military-Proven.
50+ aerostat complexes ordered and deployed to Ukrainian military forces — tested under active combat conditions in one of the world's most drone-intensive conflicts. Live operational feedback directly drives product development.
Military Customers
EU Has No Domestic Producers. We're Changing That.
The European defense market has relied exclusively on American aerostat manufacturers for decades. That dependency is now a strategic liability — and a major commercial opportunity.
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→Zero EU domestic competition No European country produces military aerostats at scale. NATO partners have no local alternative to US suppliers — creating a direct opening for Aerobavovna's EU market entry.
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→Battle-tested differentiation Our systems have been continuously refined in the world's most intensive drone-warfare environment since 2022. No American or European competitor can make this claim in 2026.
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→First EU export in preparation We are actively preparing our first international transaction with an EU customer. EU market entry is our primary near-term strategic and commercial focus.
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→NATO-wide demand growth All 32 NATO members are rapidly expanding drone and counter-drone capabilities. Elevated connectivity is a recognized gap across nearly every NATO army's current order of battle.
Why Aerobavovna Wins
Five structural advantages that competitors — domestic or foreign — cannot easily replicate.
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✓4× cheaper than drone alternatives An aerostat costs approximately 4× less than commercial drones of equivalent payload capacity — with dramatically superior endurance. The economics are not close.
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✓No fuel, no pilot, no downtime Helium-lifted with continuous power via tether. No operator required once deployed. No refueling, no shift changes. Potential operational continuity measured in months.
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✓Resilient to battlefield damage A damaged aerostat descends gradually — preserving the payload. Unlike a destroyed drone, it's not a catastrophic total loss. Battlefield survivability is a real operational consideration.
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✓Rapid deployment, small team AB12DMR deploys in ~7 minutes. Transportable in a standard vehicle. No logistics tail. A small team can have elevated connectivity operational before a conventional system is even assembled.
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✓Only Ukrainian domestic mass-producer Aerobavovna is the sole Ukrainian company manufacturing military aerostats at scale. That position — and the institutional relationships that come with it — took years to build.
Seed Round — $2M at $15M Valuation
Raising to scale manufacturing capacity and execute EU market entry. Target close: May 2026.
Full financials, projections, and cap table are available in the complete investor package upon NDA. Contact Yuriy directly to proceed.
~20 Experienced Professionals
Built and led by people who understand both defense technology and the Ukrainian battlefield. Headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. Full team bios available upon NDA signing.