UAS Nexus
"The most scalable and interoperable group 1 UAS platform"
Salt Lake City, Utah drone maker and marketplace founded by Bobby Sakaki; Platform One and Syndicate store sell NDAA- and Blue UAS-compliant parts.
UAS Nexus is a U.S. unmanned aircraft systems company based in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, founded by Bobby Sakaki, who previously worked at Ascent AeroSystems, Autel Robotics, and WhiteFox Defense Technologies and runs the consulting firm Lyterate. The company operates two lines of business: in-house drone engineering under the Platform One name, and the Syndicate, a membership-based parts marketplace.
Platform One is a modular, attritable Group 1 drone airframe built on modular open systems architecture principles, using carbon fiber and flexible 3D-printed components. It supports ArduPilot, PX4, iNav, and Betaflight autopilot software and flight controllers from ModalAI, TBS, and BrainFPV, with GPS, a current sensor, and an FPV camera standard and an optional time-of-flight sensor. Radio links include ELRS, CRSF, GHOST, and IP-based protocols, so operators can swap in parts from multiple vendors instead of one supplier.
The Syndicate is a curated, membership-gated marketplace connecting OEMs and end users with NDAA-compliant and Blue UAS-listed drone parts, including antennas, batteries, cameras, flight controllers, GPS modules, motors, and radios, vetting buyers before granting access. In 2026 UAS Nexus partnered with Rogue Cortex on a modular FPV drone developer kit combining Platform One hardware with Rogue Cortex's software development kit.
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Platform One
Modular attritable Group 1 UAS ecosystem with interoperable airframes, payloads, radios, and autopilots, NDAA-compliant and BlueUAS-aligned.
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