The Intelligence Layer
for the Sky
Kessel Research builds the software layer that keeps the future sky safe — preventing collisions, optimizing routes, and coordinating massive drone swarms in real time.
Aviation runs on systems
built in the 1980s.
That infrastructure is about to be overwhelmed. In the next few years, the airspace won't just contain commercial jets. It will contain delivery drones, air taxis, autonomous aircraft, and defense swarms.
The density is going to increase by an order of magnitude — and nothing deployed today can manage that safely.
One Engine.
Three Capabilities.
All three run on the same core AI — understanding where every object in the sky is, predicting where it will be minutes ahead, and making real-time decisions to keep everything safely separated.
Collision Prevention
Our AI predicts conflicts minutes before legacy systems even notice them. On the ground, runway incursions are detected 30–60 seconds earlier with up to 80% fewer false alarms. In the air, every aircraft trajectory is modeled in real time.
Route Optimization
We cut 2–5% of fuel burn per flight by computing optimal routes against real-time weather, airspace constraints, and aircraft-specific performance envelopes. Every flight is a solved optimization problem.
Swarm Coordination
Enable dozens to hundreds of autonomous aircraft to operate together without colliding — even when GPS or communications degrade. Built for commercial delivery fleets and DoD swarm operations alike.
Built for Every
Layer of the Sky
Runway Incursion Detection
Our system detects runway incursions 30–60 seconds earlier than current systems — reducing false alarms by up to 80%. Every second matters when aircraft are on the ground.
Conflict Prediction
We predict conflicts minutes before legacy systems even notice them. Our AI models every aircraft trajectory simultaneously, accounting for weather, performance envelopes, and airspace constraints.
Route Optimization
By optimizing routes against real-time weather and aircraft-specific performance data, we cut 2–5% of fuel burn per flight. At scale, this represents hundreds of millions in savings annually.
Swarm Coordination
Enable dozens to hundreds of autonomous aircraft to operate together without colliding — even when GPS or communications degrade. Built for commercial delivery fleets and DoD swarm operations.
The Mandate
Is Already Written
FAA Part 108
Requires certified detect-and-avoid software for every beyond-line-of-sight drone flight starting in 2026. Every commercial drone operator needs our certification.
$32.5B BNATCS
The national airspace modernization program replaces aging hardware — but it needs intelligent software to make that investment matter. We are that software layer.
DoD Procurement
The Department of Defense is procuring 300,000+ drones that require exactly the kind of swarm coordination and fratricide-prevention we build.
A Moat That
Compounds Over Time
Certification Lock-In
FAA certification takes years. Once certified, we become the default choice.
Integration Stickiness
Deep integration with airline and ATC systems creates decades-long lock-in.
Proprietary Data Flywheel
Every flight we manage generates data that makes our models smarter — compounding our edge.
The Intelligence Layer
for the Sky
The system that lets the sky scale safely. Kessel Research is the intelligence layer that keeps the future sky safe.