Any vehicle. Any link. Commanded from anywhere.
GreyCliff builds open-architecture autonomy kits, resilient communications, and cloud command-and-control for contested, disconnected operations — our BOATIE USVs are fielded with Department of Defense customers and were commanded from 900 miles away, live, at SOF Week 2026.
From hull to cloud, one open architecture
Every GreyCliff product is a node on the same stack: bolt-on autonomy converts existing vehicles, resilient PACE communications keep them connected from mesh radio down to satellite short-burst data, and Battlespace — our cloud command-and-control, operational since 2021 — puts the fleet in any browser. Documented, non-proprietary interfaces at every boundary — ICDs available on request. No vendor lock.
Vehicles & Autonomy Kits
BOATIE USV family and hull-agnostic conversion kits — ArduPilot/PX4-based, installed in under 30 minutes, optionally-crewed reversion retained.
Resilient Communications
PACE by design: RACE-LINK packet mesh, IP radios, and satellite short-burst data via SIDEARM and RACECOM. Automatic failover, demonstrated live.
Battlespace Cloud C2
Browser-based multi-vehicle ground control and messaging backend. Cloud or government-rack hostable. TAK-interoperable. Live since 2021.
Works with the open ecosystem. Our autonomy kits run ArduPilot and PX4 autopilots, and our vehicles fly with Mission Planner, QGroundControl, or our own cloud ground control station — your drone, USV, or UAV keeps the tools you already trust.
Operator-validated UX. New operators run missions after minutes of familiarization, not weeks of schoolhouse — a design requirement reviewed and validated by the operators who field our systems.
Demonstrated where it counts
We build it, then we prove it in front of the customer — on the water, at range, over real satellite links.
BOATIE USV — live demonstration, SOF Week 2026, Tampa.
900-mile beyond-line-of-sight control
Live CASEVAC and logistics demonstration: a BOATIE USV operating in Tampa Bay, commanded over SATCOM from Dayton, Ohio — 900 miles away — through the Battlespace cloud C2.
First BOATIE delivery
The BOATIE family transitioned from demonstration to delivery.
First public live demonstration
Autonomous USV operations with control handoff, demonstrated live for SOF stakeholders.
Battlespace cloud C2 enters service
Processing live SATCOM traffic continuously ever since.
BOATIE — the fielded unmanned surface vehicle (USV) family
An unmanned surface vehicle family spanning a 9.5-ft air-droppable electric variant to 14-ft and 17-ft workboats — plus hull-agnostic bolt-on autonomy kits that convert existing craft in under 30 minutes, on outboards from 25 to 140 hp, with optionally-crewed reversion retained.
| Status | Fielded · SBIR Phase II active |
| Hull sizes | 9.5 ft – 17 ft |
| Payload | Up to 1,400 lb (17-ft variant) |
| Range / endurance | Up to 402 nm / 32 hr (14-ft variant) |
| Autopilot | ArduPilot / PX4, open architecture |
| Control | LOS mesh → SATCOM (PACE), Battlespace C2 |
Optionally-piloted autonomous vessel conversion kit on a combat rubber raiding craft.
Air-deliverable variant
The 9.5-ft electric BOATIE folds into a C-130-compatible package with auto-inflation and auto-dewatering — designed for air-delivered autonomous recovery and resupply at the last tactical mile.
In development: FAIRWAY unmanned ground vehicle (1,000 lb payload logistics UGV).
MAYFLY — long-endurance Group 1 UAS First flight July 2026 · IRAD
Company-funded long-endurance Group 1 unmanned aircraft: a rapid-manufacture modular airframe flying the same GreyCliff autonomy, communications, and cloud C2 stack as the rest of the fleet — one operator picture across air, surface, and ground.
Comms that survive contested spectrum
Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency — our radios and gateways are built PACE-first, from high-rate mesh down to 300-byte satellite bursts that still deliver command and control.
SIDEARM Fielded
Compact, carry-on L-band SATCOM messaging and telemetry gateway. Purchased and fielded by multiple DoD customers; flight-validated on general aviation, business jets, and DoD cargo aircraft.
| Network | L-band SATCOM, short-burst data |
| Coverage | Global |
| Form factor | Carry-on / body-worn |
SHIELD Delivered
Handheld combat rescue radio developed and delivered under AFRL contract: AM airband voice (118–136 MHz), 406 MHz emergency beacon, and satellite short-burst data in a single handheld. Foundation of our software-defined radio product line.
| Voice | AM airband, 118–136 MHz |
| Beacon | 406 MHz |
| SATCOM | SATCOM SBD |
| Transceiver | 118–400 MHz design |
RACECOM NAVAIR SBIR Ph II
Gen-3 hyper-modular open-architecture communicator: satellite short-burst data, M.2 mesh and SDR modules, dual Raspberry Pi-compatible compute, documented non-proprietary interfaces. RACE-LINK packet mesh: long-range 915 MHz and high-rate 2.4 GHz.
Mission software that runs the fleet
Battlespace — cloud ground control station (GCS) Operational since 2021
A browser-based, multi-vehicle ground control station and C2 backend: real-time telemetry, mission planning and execution, video, and messaging over degraded links. Hosted on commercial cloud or government racks. Processing live SATCOM traffic since 2021. TAK-interoperable via Cursor-on-Target.
| Access | Any modern browser |
| Links | IP, mesh, cellular, SATCOM SBD |
| Interop | TAK / CoT, ArduPilot, PX4, Mission Planner, QGroundControl |
| Hosting | Cloud or on-premise |
Battlespace cloud ground control — live vehicle demonstration.
SABRE — aviation mission planning
Moving-map mission software for air delivery and DDIL operations: airdrop release-point computation from live winds aloft, GO/NO-GO deconfliction, ADS-B/AIS/weather fusion, offline tile caching, and SATCOM fallback when the network goes dark.
Also in the portfolio: CRUCIBLE, our virtual proving ground — the full production stack flying real ArduPilot autopilots in simulation with adjudicated blue-vs-red engagement testing — and BLOODHOUND, passive-RF counter-UAS sensing with behavior-first detection at the edge.
SABRE mission software — functional walkthrough.
Engineering services on the same stack
Everything we field for ourselves, we deliver for customers — integration, custom engineering, and test, on documented open interfaces.
Vehicle autonomy integration
ArduPilot and PX4 autopilot integration on your boats, ground vehicles, and aircraft — bolt-on autonomy kits, optionally-crewed conversion, safety logic, and control handoff. Drive-by-wire to waypoint autonomy in weeks, not years.
Resilient communications engineering
PACE architecture design and integration: packet mesh, IP radio, cellular, and L-band SATCOM short-burst data. Link budgets, antenna integration, and automatic failover for denied and disconnected environments.
Custom RF & embedded electronics
Software-defined radio and RF hardware design: custom PCBs, embedded firmware, antennas, and ruggedized power systems — from schematic through environmental test, with ITAR-registered production partners.
Ground control station & C2 deployment
Battlespace cloud ground control station deployment on commercial cloud or your racks; TAK/CoT integration; Mission Planner and QGroundControl compatibility; custom mission tooling on documented APIs.
Rapid prototyping & production
Concept to fielded hardware: in-house CNC, additive manufacturing, and RF test bench, with design-for-manufacture and production scaling through established partners.
Test & evaluation campaigns
Field test on water, ground, and air using our own test infrastructure — instrumented campaigns, live demonstrations, and transition-ready test reports.
Built to be easy to contract with
The identifiers, vehicles, and authorities a contracting office needs — on one screen.
CAGE: 7QJ39 | UEI: K1NCZTF5KE85 | SAM: Active
NAICS: 332510 · 541690 · 541715 · 541720 · 611430 — small business under all
Socioeconomic: Veteran-Owned Small Business
Accounting: system determined adequate by DCAA (2025 audit — zero findings)
Cybersecurity: CMMC Level 2 (self-assessed) · NIST SP 800-171 CUI enclave
Facility clearance: none — cleared teaming partner available
SBIR Phase III — sole-source eligible
GreyCliff holds SBIR data rights on its communications and autonomy product lines, with protection extending into the 2040s. Under 15 U.S.C. § 638(r), any federal agency may award a sole-source Phase III contract — any size, any time — for work deriving from our prior SBIR efforts, with no further competition required. Phase II lineage: BOATIE (active), RACECOM (NAVAIR, active), NASA Phase I (complete).
Active transition vehicle
An open AFWERX OTA is on contract and available as a rapid transition vehicle — contact us for details on adding your requirement.
Small company. Fielded systems.
GreyCliff Industries designs, builds, and fields low-cost, open-architecture communications, autonomy, and uncrewed-systems technology for the Department of Defense, NASA, and dual-use civil markets including aerial firefighting. Our model, refined over a decade supporting Air Force rapid-innovation programs: 80% solutions in 6–12 months, documented open interfaces, and order-of-magnitude cost reduction against incumbent systems.
The company is debt-free, privately owned, and operates a 2,500 sq ft engineering facility in the Dayton, Ohio area with in-house prototyping, RF test, and CNC capability — backed by established production partners for hulls, ITAR-registered PCB assembly, and injection molding at scale.
Leadership
Dr. Ronald F. Storm, Founder & CEO — 26 years in defense R&D spanning Navy submarine service, Air Force Research Laboratory rapid-innovation systems engineering, advanced-programs work with major airframers, and university UAS instruction. TEDxDayton speaker.
Field-testing SIDEARM off the Florida Keys.
Recent milestones
MAYFLY first powered flight
Company-funded long-endurance Group 1 UAS.
SOF Week live demo — 900-mi BLOS control
BOATIE commanded from Dayton in front of SOF stakeholders.
Two SBIR Phase II awards
BOATIE and RACECOM (NAVAIR).
NASA Phase I complete
Multi-network comms hub for aerial firefighting (CHRP).
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GreyCliff Industries
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