Lighthouse Avionics
Hilliard, OH, United States
About
Founded in 2021, Lighthouse Avionics is a defense system integrator based in Hilliard, United States working in counter-uas & air defense, optronics, unmanned systems.
Lighthouse Avionics is a Hilliard, Ohio company that builds ground-based airspace awareness infrastructure for unmanned aircraft operations. Its VICTOR product line combines electro-optical and infrared cameras, ADS-B reception and laser rangefinding to provide detect and avoid capability for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights, drone first responder (DFR) programs and counter-UAS detection. The company offers the flagship VICTOR V2 360-degree system, the VICTOR V3 successor, the portable VICTOR MINI and MINI SA variants, and the VICTOR ADS-B receiver. Its work includes Air Force SBIR and STTR contracts for virtual control towers, counter-UAS detection and an autonomous CBRNE emergency response drone, and it has supported public safety deployments with police and municipal customers. The company also provides FAA waiver support and DFR program setup consulting. Founded in 2021 and spun out of the City of Hilliard's drone first responder work, Lighthouse serves both defense and commercial or public safety markets.
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VICTOR V2
Ground-based detect and avoid system
360-degree detection system with 42 synchronized EO/IR cameras, PTZ tracking, and a 1550nm laser rangefinder, FAA waiver-approved for 2.5-mile radius operations at 400 ft AGL.
VICTOR V3
Ground-based detect and avoid system
Next-generation detect and avoid system with similar performance to V2 at lower cost, announced as coming Q3 2026.
VICTOR MINI
Portable detect and avoid system
Portable 30 lb system with 6 EO/IR cameras, PTZ tracking and laser rangefinding for single-unit BVLOS operations with a 0.7 mile range.
VICTOR MINI SA
Portable situational awareness system
Lower-cost variant of the MINI without laser rangefinder, providing bearing-only detection for cUAS alerting.
VICTOR ADS-B
Multi-protocol RF receiver
Receiver for cooperative aircraft supporting 1090ES, Mode S and UAT 978 MHz, with detection ranges exceeding 200 nautical miles and sensor fusion with optical detection.
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GENIUS NY Cohort 9 Finalist
