Drone production RSI Europe Expands Its Shpak FPV System with NDAA-Compliant Drone Option and New TG Capability

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RSI Europe has expanded its battle-proven Shpak FPV drone system with new capabilities and configurations, reinforcing its position as a complete, European-built ecosystem delivered by a single provider.

The company can now provide production capacity of up to 120,000 Shpak drones per year with additional headroom to rapidly scale production responding to demand. Separately, RSI Europe has introduced an NDAA-compliant drone option for customers requiring Western-sourced components. The latest addition to the family, the Shpak TG (Terminal Guidance) variant, brings terminal guidance functionality that further strengthens the system’s operational versatility and is already tested, sold and in active use on the Ukrainian frontline.

Scalable European Production

The Shpak ecosystem is built as a fully integrated FPV system consisting of drones, ground equipment and accessories in mission-ready configurations developed and supplied by RSI Europe. Operating within a single ecosystem ensures FPV strike system equipment interoperability, predictable performance, streamlined deployment, as well as rapid and predictable delivery at scale. Units can switch between the standard Shpak FPV drone and the new Shpak TG variant without changing workflows or ground equipment.

Shpak’s evolution is shaped by sustained frontline use, with thousands of units deployed in real combat. This battlefield experience directly informs design decisions, tooling, component selection and mission workflows, ensuring that the system reflects actual operational requirements rather than theoretical assumptions.

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RSI Europe can provide industrial production capacity of up to 120,000 Shpak drones per year, ensuring reliable supply for active frontline units and enabling rapid scaling in response to battlefield demand. In modern FPV warfare, where operational tempo and attrition rates are high, the ability to sustain mass production becomes a capability in itself—ensuring that units not only receive advanced technology but receive it in the volumes and timelines required to contribute to NATO training needs and at the same time generate effects on the battlefield. This capacity supports sustained operations and reduces the logistical fragmentation often seen when units depend on multiple small-volume manufacturers.

In addition to expanding production, RSI Europe has introduced a new NDAA-compliant Shpak drone configuration, designed for customers who require Western-sourced components or must meet specific procurement rules. This configuration has successfully completed internal qualification and NDAA sourcing validation, ensuring that no prohibited components are used in the compliant variant. The NDAA-configured drone integrates into the existing Shpak ecosystem, allowing customers to adopt it without changing their operational setup.

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Terminal Guidance Module

Shpak TG introduces an autonomy module designed to increase mission reliability in demanding operational environments, particularly where electronic warfare or terrain may disrupt manual control during the final approach. The module provides three key functions: terminal guidance, enabling autonomous execution of the final attack sequence once a target is locked; cruise control, which maintains direction and altitude autonomously and reduces pilot workload during the approach phase; and altitude hold, which stabilises the drone at a selected height to support target search and precise manoeuvring.

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“Shpak TG enhances mission success in the environments where operators face the greatest challenges,” says Liudvikas Jaškūnas, Product Analyst at RSI Europe. “It integrates seamlessly into the Shpak ecosystem, extends the capabilities of units already using the system, and reflects the operational input we receive from the field.”

Shpak TG achieves approximately 90% accuracy on a 1×1 meter (approx. 3×3 ft) target and supports attack angles from 10 to 50 degrees. Its autonomy module measures distance and altitude to the target and adjusts its trajectory accordingly, including automatically climbing to achieve an optimal ~30-degree attack profile. The targeting system combines pixel lock—which allows the operator to lock any point in the video feed—with computer vision trained on hundreds of hours of imagery to identify vehicles and aim at their geometric center.

The system also optimises its attack path. “Shpak TG does not always approach targets along the shortest geometric route,” Jaškūnas explains. “When a target is moving, the system selects a trajectory that maximises the probability of impact.

The expansion of the Shpak ecosystem reflects RSI Europe’s commitment to rapid integration of combat feedback with responsible sourcing and standardised manufacturing. By providing both advanced capabilities and scalable production, the company ensures that allied forces can rely on a mature, continuously evolving FPV system in a rapidly changing operational environment.