A long-endurance octocopter platform, engineered for missions where a manned helicopter is too expensive and an off-the-shelf quadcopter falls short. 4+ h endurance · 30 km range · 5 kg modular payload. 100% American technology, designed and integrated in the United States.
Every number here is a design decision — real endurance, verified range, field-swappable payload and eight-motor redundancy for operations where failure is not an option.
Eight independent motor-propeller sets. The aircraft maintains controlled flight and a safe return even after losing a motor — a requirement for operating over critical assets.
Station-keeping persistence. A powertrain optimized for long-duration coverage — no mid-mission aircraft swaps.
Encrypted bidirectional link. Stable command & control across rural, coastal and border environments with no loss of visibility.
EO/IR gimbal, multispectral, LiDAR, comms relay or light cargo. Swapped in under 90 seconds, in the field.
A 35 kg maximum takeoff weight: structural and energy margin to combine sensors, communications and endurance in a single sortie.
Sealed electronics and a protected powertrain for operation under precipitation. The mission window is set by the operation — not the forecast.
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Coverage per single mission — no repositioning, no platform swap, no downtime window.
Results. That's what flies. Every aircraft is engineered from the mission — not from a catalog.
"Most companies don't want the equipment itself — they want the result. And that's what I want to deliver: more efficiency, more reach and more safety."
"With growing restrictions on foreign equipment and strong incentives for domestic industry, the American market is living through a technology gap."
"I had hands-on experience building, designing and flying before I ever sat in a classroom. It was something you couldn't find in books."
From model-airplane parts in the living room to border-monitoring aircraft — the engineering is in the hinges, not the slides.
By age eight I was already helping my father build aircraft at home. The family traded the apartment for a workshop dedicated to full-scale projects. Over the years, five aircraft built. What began as a hobby became a vocation.
A few days before entering university, I survived a serious aircraft accident alongside my father. I started my degree still in recovery. Going back fast was a conscious decision — and a decisive one. Without it, none of what came next would have come.
I arrived at university with five aircraft already built — and was invited to share that journey with classmates and professors in my very first semesters. In parallel, I worked with drones in the field: aerial capture, training and maintenance for major broadcasters and institutions.
I took part in strategic programs in the defense and energy sectors — notably border-monitoring drones and high-endurance solutions for environmental and industrial operations. I led the development of an aircraft with 4 hours of flight time and a 30 km range.
The American market is living through a technology gap, with growing restrictions on foreign equipment and incentives for domestic industry. Rossi Unmanned Aerospace Systems Inc. was born in that window — an American company, with design, integration and validation conducted entirely in the United States, starting with high-endurance multirotors.
Each platform is configured for a specific operational vector — there's no generic drone shoved into a pitch.
Long-endurance ISR, tactical surveillance, support for combined operations. Platforms engineered to operate inside critical windows and hostile environments.
Long-range patrol with onboard sensing, continuous telemetry and automated missions over extended routes.
Inspection of transmission lines, pipelines, substations, wind and solar farms. A direct replacement for manned helicopters on low-altitude routes.
Long-duration data collection for environmental enforcement, territorial mapping and emergency response. Wide-area coverage in a single mission.
Non-destructive asset inspection, industrial perimeter monitoring, in-plant logistics missions. Reliability calibrated for uptime — not for demos.
No 60-page RFP. No pre-packaged bundle. Engineering directly with the founder — response within 5 business days.
You describe the operation, perimeter, payload and window. Within 5 business days you receive an initial technical assessment — free and confidential.
LR platform configuration for the mission: payload, comms, endurance, flight profile, integration with your existing C2. Documented, auditable.
Trials in a representative environment. Telemetry logged, KPIs checked against the brief. You only sign if the mission closed.
Operational delivery, local crew training, maintenance cycle and evolution roadmap. Direct support from the founder.
Growing restrictions on foreign equipment — combined with strong incentives for domestic industry — opened a rare window for domestic suppliers with proven engineering, real endurance and an auditable production chain.
Rossi UAS is an American company answering that urgency with 100% American technology, built right here. Without outsourcing what matters: design, integration, testing, validation.
"The American market is living through a technology gap. And that window won't stay open forever."
Lucas is an aerospace engineer. Before graduating he had already built five full-scale aircraft with his father. At 18 he survived a serious aircraft accident — and was back flying a month later.
He worked with drones from his first years at university — aerial capture for major broadcasters, training, maintenance — and later led the development of high-endurance aircraft for defense, border and energy programs. Today, at the helm of Rossi UAS in the United States, he builds mission-critical multirotors for the world's largest UAS market.
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