Skyborne Technologies USA has announced that its Cerberus MI sUAS has been added to the Department of War’s Blue UAS Cleared List, clearing the armed, reusable Group 2 platform for procurement and operation across the Department without an exception to policy.
The listing follows an independent assessment of Cerberus MI’s cybersecurity, supply chain, and Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) posture against the Blue UAS standard, and confirms the platform meets National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requirements. The Blue UAS Cleared List is managed by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
Cerberus MI is an AI-enabled multi-role kinetic sUAS. The airframe was engineered from the outset around the recoil of direct fire weapon systems rather than adapted from a commercial design, and it carries Skyborne’s modular and interchangeable HAVOC 40mm LV and CHAOS 12-gauge weapon payloads. EXITUS AI, Skyborne’s onboard targeting software, fuses EO, IR and laser rangefinder data to compute firing solutions and support human-in-the-loop engagements at 300+ meters of standoff. The 39.7lbs., man-packable platform flies for roughly 35 minutes with a weapon fitted.
While the Blue UAS Cleared List includes one-way attack and FPV strike systems, the Cerberus MI represents a different approach: a purpose-built, reusable and reloadable direct-fire UAS with an expanding ecosystem of integrated weapon systems.
Cerberus MI delivers repeatable kinetic effects without sacrificing the platform and is capable of employing standard 40mm low-velocity and 12-gauge ammunition. Unlike expendable strike systems, it returns from the mission, reloads and flies again which provides greater magazine depth and a low cost per shot.
“We’ve always believed that affordable mass isn’t just about building cheaper drones. It’s about delivering more effects from the same platform. Cerberus MI was designed around that principle — a reusable, reloadable direct-fire UAS with an expanding weapon ecosystem, using standard ammunition to deliver low cost per shot and greater magazine depth. Being added to the Blue UAS Cleared List is an important milestone as we continue bringing this capability to U.S. warfighters.”
Adrian Dudok, CEO USA
“Cerberus MI was engineered as a reusable platform with a modular architecture that allows the capability to evolve over time. From expanding direct-fire weapon integrations to advancing autonomy and AI through our EXITUS software, our focus has been on building a system that can adapt to emerging operational requirements without continually replacing the underlying hardware.”
Michael Creagh, CEO APAC
Source: Skyborne Technologies