Autonomous mission systems for field response

Horus is building the operating layer that turns aircraft into verified coverage, detection review, and field handoff for teams working in the physical world.

Horus loop

A mission command loop for tasking aircraft, tracking coverage, reviewing detections, and handing verified locations to field teams.

Field command

A single operator surface for route state, RGB and thermal imagery, aircraft health, GPS traces, and response-ready notes.

Deployment wedge

Search, disaster response, perimeter security, and remote terrain missions start with one reliable aircraft loop, then scale.

Founding Team

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Aprameya Pandit

Aprameya Pandit

Airframe | Engineering

Mech at RTX, Purdue.

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Varun Nathan

Varun Nathan

Design Analysis | Engineering

Mech at Woodward, Purdue.

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Sean Larson

Sean Larson

Avionics & GNC | Engineering

Mech at Embention, Purdue.

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Ayush Karkare

Ayush Karkare

Structures | Engineering

Mech at Millennium, Mech at SpaceX, Flight Test at Boeing, Purdue.

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Sheehan Munim

Sheehan Munim

Software | Engineering

AI/ML at Four Echelon, Mech at RTX, Quality at Reno, SWE at IRL, Purdue.

Why now

Aircraft can now reach more terrain at lower cost, but most teams still operate with fragmented planning tools, raw video, and manual location handoff. Horus turns aircraft output into a structured decision layer for real missions.

Aircraft are capable and affordable

Low-cost fixed-wing aircraft and drones can cover large areas, but teams still need software that turns flight into trusted mission output.

Field teams are overloaded

Response teams do not need more raw video. They need searched-area memory, ranked observations, confidence, coordinates, and clear handoff.

Autonomy needs accountability

Every autonomous field system needs a verifiable trail of what was tasked, what was covered, what was seen, and what happened next.

Part 108 points to routine BVLOS

The FAA's proposed Part 108 framework signals a shift from one-off waivers toward routine, accountable BVLOS aircraft operations.

Why it matters

Horus is focused on the moment where aerial data becomes a field decision: which area is covered, which observation is worth escalating, and what a response team should do next.

Search and response loop

Launch a route, monitor aircraft state, review detections, and hand off verified coordinates from a single command surface.

Mission profile platform

Package the same core system for search and rescue, disaster response, perimeter security, and remote terrain coverage.

Supervised fleet path

Move from one reliable aircraft loop toward shared mission state, multi-aircraft planning, and broader physical-world operations.

One system across urgent field missions

The same aircraft-and-command workflow can be deployed across multiple mission profiles while keeping the operator experience consistent.

Get in touch

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