New Multi-Network Radio to Secure Resilient Communications for Unmanned Systems & Attritable Missions

Somewear Labs has announced the release of Horizon, a multi-network radio engineered to provide long-range and attritable unmanned mission profiles with reliable command and control capabilities.

The system addresses a critical challenge in modern autonomy by ensuring unmanned platforms remain controllable even when traditional line-of-sight connections are broken. By automatically transitioning to satellite connectivity during link degradation, Horizon maintains command continuity for mission plan updates, waypoint control, and flight mode adjustments beyond-line-of-sight.

For original equipment manufacturers, the radio provides an integration-ready solution that supports the Department of War’s unmanned system priorities. It utilizes standards-based compatibility, such as MAVLink, allowing for rapid deployment without the need for extensive firmware rewrites or significant redesigns of existing ground control stations and autonomy stacks.

“As new unmanned systems like LUCAS deploy in support of Operation Epic Fury, and the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance initiative accelerates production to hundreds of thousands of attritable systems, innovation in UAS is surging. Yet most platforms still rely on legacy line-of-sight communications designed for past conflicts. We’re changing that,” said James Kubik, Somewear Labs’ CEO and Co-Founder. “For the first time, operators and OEMs have an affordable, integrated LOS and BLOS solution purpose-built to enhance survivability in the modern fight.”

Beyond maintaining connectivity, the hardware is designed to manage RF signatures by allowing users to configure the device for line-of-sight or beyond-line-of-sight modes depending on the threat environment. It also routes telemetry and mission data into systems like TAK via API-driven integrations, maximizing situational awareness from the tactical edge to central command.

Somewear Labs focuses on software-defined networking to unify platforms across military and government operations. Horizon is built with a low size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) profile to enable defense programs to field these resilient communication capabilities at a significant scale.

Somewear Labs will be exhibiting at XPONENTIAL USA 2026, May 11-14, Booth #17032.