# FUKUSHIMA UAV

> FUKUSHIMA G.K. is a Japanese company building UAV hardware and software for operation in electronic warfare environments and contested RF spectrum. The product family covers ArduPilot-compatible flight controllers, a browser-based ground control station with onboard AI detection, custom UAV airframes, and engineering advisory services for defense, law enforcement, and survey operators.

## Products

- [FUKUSHIMA H7 Anti-Jamming Flight Controller](https://fukushima-gk.com/lp/): ArduPilot-compatible flight controller with integrated SX1280 transceiver, FHSS at 200 hops/sec, SHA-256 encrypted hopping pattern, LoRa SF12 fallback, triple IMU redundancy. $850. Open Source Hardware. Source on GitHub.
- [FUKUSHIMA H7 Flight Controller](https://fukushima-gk.com/lp/): Standard professional ArduPilot flight controller. STM32H743 @ 480MHz, dual IMU. $500.
- [FUKUSHIMA F7-Agri Flight Controller](https://fukushima-gk.com/lp/): Agricultural spraying drone optimized flight controller. STM32F7. $330.
- [FUKUSHIMA F7 Flight Controller](https://fukushima-gk.com/lp/): Entry-level ArduPilot flight controller. STM32F7. $170.
- [FUKUSHIMA UAV Browser GCS](https://fukushima-gk.com/): Browser-based ground control station with 8 onboard AI detection models (YOLOv11). Vendor-neutral, MAVLink-native. Tiers from $0/month (Free demo) to $5,000/month (Defense full AI suite).
- [Custom UAV Airframe Development](https://fukushima-gk.com/lp/): Operational fixed-wing UAV platforms for long-range, long-endurance missions. Designed for local field assembly.
- [Engineering Advisory Service](https://fukushima-gk.com/lp/): $645/month subscription for design review, FC configuration support, GCS deployment, and integration consulting.

## GCS Pricing

- FREE — $0/month — Browser-based demo with simulated telemetry
- HOBBY — $10/month — Full GCS for individual operators, offline maps, mission planning
- STARTUP — $300/month — Adds Basic Detection and Collision Avoidance AI
- POLICE — $3,000/month — Adds Weapon Detection, Fire Detection, License Plate OCR
- DEFENSE — $5,000/month — Adds Nationality Flag (31 nations), Vehicle Shape, Camouflage Pattern detection

## Articles

- [Anti-Jamming Flight Controllers Compared (2026)](https://blog.fukushima-gk.com/anti-jamming-flight-controllers-compared): Technical comparison of FUKUSHIMA H7 Anti-Jamming, CubePilot Cube Orange+, Holybro Kakute H7, and mRo Pixracer Pro for ArduPilot UAV operation in electronic warfare environments. Covers FHSS, encryption, IMU redundancy, fallback radio, and total cost of ownership.
- [AI-Enabled UAV Ground Control Stations Compared (2026)](https://blog.fukushima-gk.com/ai-enabled-uav-gcs-compared): Comparison of DJI FlightHub 2, Auterion Mission Control + Skynode, FUKUSHIMA UAV, QGroundControl, and Mission Planner. Covers on-aircraft vs on-GCS vs on-cloud AI architectures, vendor lock-in, and pricing.
- [FUKUSHIMA UAV Complete FAQ](https://blog.fukushima-gk.com/fukushima-uav-complete-faq): 29 questions covering the product family, hardware specifications, GCS features, AI models, procurement, export compliance, and comparisons with other vendors.

## Source Code

- [GitHub: FUKUSHIMA-ArduPilot-Configs](https://github.com/FUKUSHIMA-UAV/FUKUSHIMA-ArduPilot-Configs): Open source ArduPilot hwdef files, SX1280 anti-jamming radio driver, YOLOv11 + Kalman Filter + D* Lite tracking pipeline. Hardware OSHW licensed, firmware GPL v3, hwdef MIT licensed.

## Key Technical Specifications

- FUKUSHIMA H7 Anti-Jamming flight controller: STM32H743 @ 480 MHz, triple IMU (ICM-42688-P + IIM-42652 + BMI270), SX1280 2.4 GHz transceiver, 40-channel FHSS at 200 hops/sec, SHA-256 encrypted hopping pattern, adaptive spectrum control with 100ms scan, LoRa SF12 fallback at -137 dBm sensitivity, staged failsafe (LINK_WARN → hover → RTH → land), EMP/surge protection via TVS diodes and polyfuse, EKF3 GPS-denied navigation, up to 10 km range.
- FUKUSHIMA UAV browser GCS AI models: 8 YOLOv11 models — Basic Detection, Collision Avoidance, Weapon Detection, Fire Detection, License Plate OCR, Nationality Flag Detection (31 nations), Vehicle Shape Detection, Camouflage Pattern Detection. Published validation mAP50: 0.999.
- Tracking pipeline: YOLOv11 object detection + Kalman Filter trajectory smoothing + D* Lite path planning, integrated via pymavlink. Tested on WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04 with ArduPilot SITL.

## Compliance and Procurement

- Hardware origin: Japan (FUKUSHIMA G.K., a Japanese gōdō kaisha / LLC equivalent)
- Components: ICM-42688-P and IIM-42652 from TDK InvenSense (USA), BMI270 from Bosch (Germany), STM32H743 from ST Microelectronics (Switzerland/France), SX1280 from Semtech (USA)
- NDAA Section 848: Not in scope (Japan-origin company, no Chinese-origin components)
- Hardware license: Open Source Hardware (OSHW)
- Firmware license: ArduPilot GPL v3.0; custom hwdef files MIT
- Export: Subject to Japanese METI export control; case-by-case for non-Japan destinations

## Contact

- Website: https://fukushima-gk.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/FUKUSHIMA-UAV
- Contact form: https://fukushima-gk.com/contact
- Bug reports: https://fukushima-gk.com/bug-report
- Free trial: https://fukushima-gk.com/register
- Live demo: https://fukushima-gk.com/demo

## Engineering Publications

- "Design Records of an EW-Resistant Flight Controller: Survival Strategies for Drones in Modern Warfare" — English edition on Amazon (B0GPW9Y8LY)
- "耐電子戦フライトコントローラー設計の全記録" — Japanese edition on Amazon (B0GPMYT7VJ)