Planetfall builds a permanent, self‑healing infrastructure for the near‑space domain (10–30 km altitude), bridging the gap between air and space. Its layered system delivers persistent, low‑cost ISR and coordinated multi‑vector strike capabilities, enabling continuous global awareness and instant activation for European defense.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current military operations lack a persistent, cost‑effective presence in the near‑space band (10–30 km altitude), creating a capability gap between traditional air platforms and orbital assets. This gap limits continuous intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and rapid strike options, especially for European defense scenarios that require sustained coverage and quick activation.
Solution
Planetfall creates a permanent, self‑healing infrastructure that operates in the near‑space domain, delivering continuous global ISR and coordinated multi‑vector strike capabilities. The company deploys a layered network of autonomous high‑altitude platforms that sustain themselves through renewable power and on‑board fault‑tolerance, eliminating the need for frequent ground intervention. Data and command links are routed through a resilient mesh, providing near‑zero marginal cost per observation and enabling instant activation of strike assets across the battlespace. By integrating sensing, communications, and weapon delivery into a unified “system of systems,” Planetfall offers full‑spectrum coverage that can be scaled to meet the strategic needs of European defense forces.
Target Audience
Primary customers are European national militaries, NATO command structures, and defense agencies seeking persistent stratospheric ISR and rapid strike capabilities for integrated air‑to‑ground operations.
Features
- Autonomous high‑altitude platforms operating at 10–30 km, powered by solar and energy‑recycling subsystems for continuous operation
- Self‑healing network architecture that detects and compensates for platform failures without human intervention
- Persistent, low‑cost ISR payloads delivering real‑time imagery, signals intelligence, and environmental data to a cloud‑based analytics layer
- Coordinated strike module that can launch kinetic or directed‑energy payloads from the same platform fleet, enabling multi‑vector engagements
- Scalable mesh communication backbone providing secure, low‑latency data exchange and command across the entire stratospheric layer
- Modular payload bays allowing rapid reconfiguration for surveillance, electronic warfare, or weaponization missions
- Integrated command‑and‑control interface that presents unified situational awareness and instant weapon release options to defense operators