Kendra
Portable ground station. Kendra means “hub”.
A rugged handheld controller that plans, flies and monitors Shadanga and Uddan, with Drishti and Sanket video.
Kendra is a rugged handheld ground controller: a wide landscape screen above two thumbsticks, shoulder wheels and keys within reach of the grips, a guarded centre switch and two folding paddle antennas. One unit plans, flies and monitors Shadanga and Uddan, and receives the Drishti and Sanket video feeds.
Where it fits.
- Mission planning and monitoring for survey and inspection flights.
- Direct manual control on the sticks, with shoulder wheels for gimbal pitch and zoom.
- Ground end of the encrypted command, telemetry and video link, mirrored to an observer on Netra.
Works with.
Shadanga 
Uddan 
Drishti 
Sanket 
Netra - Aircraft: Shadanga and Uddan over the SPATICS encrypted link, with MAVLink telemetry.
- Payload: Drishti control on the shoulder wheels and keys, with the Sanket feed as a second stream.
- Observer: HDMI or wireless mirror to Netra goggles.
Key features.
Wide landscape screen
Planar coated glass in the upper body, running a terrain-map interface.
Two symmetrical thumbsticks
Each sits on the lower shelf directly above its grip lobe, with an unobstructed sweep and a knurled cap.
Shoulder rollers and keys
Two rollers and two recessed keys fall under the index fingers while holding the grips. Two pairs of tactile keys sit inboard of the sticks.
Guarded centre rocker
Orange, on the centreline, with a green status indicator beside it.
Folding paddle antennas
Two short paddles at the upper rear corners, with orange hinge inserts.
Rear I/O behind covers
The ports sit behind covers at the rear. Shock corners and black elastomer grip overmoulds protect the body.
Specification.
| Display | 7 to 8-inch class, 1920 × 1200, 1000 nit class sunlight-readable |
|---|---|
| Link | Dual-band 2.4 / 5.8 GHz encrypted digital link, AES-256 class |
| Range | 10 to 15 km class, line of sight |
| Video latency | Under 150 ms class, glass to glass |
| 4G/LTE | Hybrid link option |
| Battery | 50 to 75 Wh internal, 4 to 8 h; external hot-swap pack option |
| Ports | HDMI out, USB-C with PD charging, USB-A, Gigabit Ethernet, microSD, S.Bus/UART |
| Ingress | IP54 class |
| Operating temperature | −10 to +50 °C |
| Weight | 1.0 to 1.5 kg class |
| Platform | Android-based; QGroundControl and Mission Planner compatible |
| Positioning | Multi-constellation GNSS with NavIC; RTK base option |
All figures are indicative targets, subject to validation; range is limited by Indian WPC power limits, and NavIC on the controller requires an L5-capable receiver.
Kendra is concept hardware in development and is not offered for sale. Export may be subject to Indian SCOMET controls.
Design and materials.
Deep charcoal injection-moulded polymer with a fine low-sheen grain, coarse black grip rubber, smooth silicone stick boots, satin controls and dark steel fasteners. Orange latch and hinge inserts, and a green power indicator.
Briefings and demonstrations.
For defence programmes, enterprise integrators and UAV engineers evaluating Kendra, we provide the datasheet, a technical briefing under NDA and a demonstration schedule.
