Farsight Vision launched in-flight UAV video streaming capability

Ukrainian-Estonian defence tech company Farsight Vision has developed and implemented a capability for transmitting video streams directly during UAV flights, with further processing in near real time. The company shared the details with Defender Media.

According to Farsight Vision, integrating streaming into the FSV Platform solves two critical challenges at once: reducing the time between target detection and decision-making, and preserving reconnaissance data even if the aircraft carrying it is lost.

The developers say the new feature changes the traditional workflow for handling reconnaissance data — from “collect → return → upload → process” to “collect → transmit → process.” In practice, the user adds a video stream link to the FSV Platform and starts recording, after which the data begins transmitting while the UAV is still airborne. By the time the crew returns from the mission, media files for generating orthophotos and 3D models are already available on the platform.

If the drone is lost, the transmitted data is automatically preserved, ensuring that reconnaissance results are not lost and can still be used for further analysis, including orthophoto generation.

The maximum duration for recording a video stream is 180 minutes or until the available workspace storage is full, whichever comes first. Stream recording can be stopped via the “Uploads” page.

The company says it plans to expand the number of video stream sources in the future through integrations with specialised services.