Aeronix Debuts First Flight-Tested CLIK Interface for Unmanned Systems

The module serves as an electrical bridge between drone platforms and various payloads, allowing for rapid equipment swaps. This move aligns with the Department of War’s current mandate for open, modular architectures designed to accelerate deployment timelines. According to Nate Smith, president of the company’s C6ISR division, the firm invested in this technology ahead of formal requirements to ensure a plug-and-play capability that functions across diverse mission environments.

Engineers at Aeronix leveraged decades of experience in launcher control systems to build the module, which features a software-reconfigurable architecture. During recent flight tests, the hardware successfully executed dozens of inert payload drops, with initial integration on the test platform taking under five minutes. The module is currently available for defense contractors and platform providers looking to adopt the CLIK standard without the burden of developing custom interfaces from scratch.