pvLABS FAST Architecture
One Open Systems Architecture. Multiple Platforms.
Most airborne EO/IR systems are developed as individual products. Each new platform often requires unique engineering, software, interfaces, sustainment, and integration.
PVLabs took a different approach.
FAST® was designed as a common ISR platform architecture that scales from lightweight tactical systems to large strategic payloads while preserving a common engineering foundation across the family.
The result is not simply six products—it's one platform ecosystem engineered to evolve together.
The platform ecosystem supports:
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Rapid sensor integration
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Modular payload insertion
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Common architecture across system classes
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Software-defined capability expansion
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Long-term technology refresh pathways
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Sovereign deployment models
Every platform in the PVLabs ecosystem shares a common architectural philosophy, allowing new capability developed for one platform class to be rapidly leveraged across the entire family.
Performance wins today's mission. Architecture prepares you for the next.
FAST Shared Architecture
Software
Interfaces
Modules
Engineering
Supply Chain
pv1012
Ultra-compact ISR for Group 1–3 UAS and light manned aircraft.
20.0 kg (44 lbs)
12" Performance
10" SWaP-C
pv1315
Higher-performance ISR for tactical aircraft and UAS
27.5 kg (60.6 lbs)
15" Performance
13" SWaP-C
pv1520
Versatile ISR for the broadest range of airborne missions.
40.0 kg (88.2 lbs)
20" Performance
15" SWaP-C
pv1825
Greater payload capacity for expanding mission demands
45.1 kg (99.4 lbs)
25" Performance
18" SWaP-C
pv2030
Advanced multi-sensor/multi-spectral operations for larger aircraft
68.2kg (150.3 lbs)
30" Performance
20" SWaP-C
pv2535
Persistent surveillance for the most demanding ISR missions.
79.6 kg (175.5 lbs)
35" Performance
25" SWaP-C
Compact
Tactical
Multi-Mission
Strategic ISR
Performance wins today's mission.
Architecture prepares you for the next
FAST Differentiators
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ITAR-free for unrestricted global deployment
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Greater aperture in smaller form factors
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Consistent performance across multiple turret sizes
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Sensor upgrades without aircraft modification
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Modular, open integration framework
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Lower total cost of ownership through component commonality
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Fiber-optic signal path for uncompromised imaging
FAST Applications
A stabilization platform designed to support multi-mission domains.
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ISR and targeting across air, land, and sea
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High-altitude LiDAR and precision mapping
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Secure, high-speed optical communications
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Directed-energy and advanced sensing systems
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Custom sensor platforms for science and technology missions
FAST exists so new missions don’t require new architectures.
