UDS Partisan Recon (commonly Partisan) is a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Unmanned Defense Systems (UDS), a Lithuanian defense technology company specializing in AI-driven swarm and ISR systems.
Founded in 2022 and based in Vilnius, Unmanned Defense Systems (UDS) is committed to integrating artificial intelligence into unmanned aerial platforms, pursuing an end-to-end system encompassing DETECT (ISTAR), ENGAGE (loitering munitions), and COMMAND (swarm/C2) capabilities within a unified architecture.
In May 2024, UDS raised â¬3.2 million in a Series A funding round, led by Coinvest Capital with contributions from private investors and key figures such as Vytenis Buzas (Executive Chairman) and CTO Ernestas Kalabuckas, to scale battlefield-proven UAVsâÂÂincluding the PartisanâÂÂand augment AI-based swarm integrations across battlefield management system.
The Partisan is a compact, long-range reconnaissance drone designed to perform missions typically executed by much larger UAV platforms.