By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel
Israeli companies infiniDome and Wonder Robotics have formed a strategic collaboration to develop IroNav, a full-stack resilient autonomy solution designed for environments where global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) reliability can no longer be assumed. It enables end-to-end mission autonomy that fuses vision-based navigation with resilient flight control in a single integrated architecture. The joint solution targets drones and autonomous platforms operating in contested or degraded environments, where interference, jamming and spoofing are rapidly shifting from edge cases to routine operational constraints.
According to the companies, the decision to collaborate reflects a shared assessment that combining navigation resilience with vision-based autonomy unlocks capabilities neither domain can deliver on its own. In IroNav, that integration extends beyond positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) to what the companies describe as “full coverage autonomy,” which protects not only PNT data but also the stability and continuity of the platform’s control loop when radio frequency (RF) conditions deteriorate.
Rather than treating GNSS denial as a rare contingency, IroNav is built on the assumption that interference is becoming a persistent operational condition across defense, homeland security, maritime, and critical infrastructure domains. The underlying design principle is straightforward: autonomy should not degrade or fail when GPS is compromised; it should adapt and continue operating safely.
IroNav tightly couples infiniDome’s expertise in GNSS protection and navigation resilience with Wonder Robotics’ vision-based autonomy and precision landing capabilities to create a single navigation and control architecture instead of a stack of disconnected fallback modes. When GNSS is still available, even under partial jamming, the system leverages infiniDome’s antenna and signal-processing technologies to maximize usable signals and maintain mission continuity. If GNSS is temporarily lost or the environment is spoofed, IroNav transitions to a fully GNSS-denied protection envelope which allows the platform to continue the mission and avoid loss of control.
All navigation, decision-making, and flight control are executed onboard. This minimizes dependence on external infrastructure, communications links or continuous human supervision. This architecture is particularly relevant as operators seek to scale autonomous operations in environments where RF conditions and spectrum threats are dynamic, unpredictable and often shaped by electronic warfare (EW) activity.
A central element of the solution is WonderLand, Wonder Robotics’ vision-based precision landing capability, which supports fully autonomous landing on moving platforms, maritime decks, and unprepared terrain even when GNSS is completely denied or spoofed. Integrated within IroNav, WonderLand extends resilience across the entire mission lifecycle, from mid-flight navigation to the most failure-prone phases of takeoff, approach and landing. enabling both time-sensitive strike profiles and long-endurance ISR missions to continue through GNSS disruption without redesigning the concept of operations around GPS availability.
“For years, the industry treated GPS denial as a corner case,” said a senior executive at infiniDome. “Today, it’s a design constraint. IroNav is our answer to that shift, combining resilience and autonomy into a system that keeps operating when conditions deteriorate.”
Or Epstein, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at Wonder Robotics, said the partnership marks a strategic expansion for the company. “We see IroNav as an opportunity to extend our vision-based autonomy into new operational and geographic markets,” Epstein explained. “Working with infiniDome allows us to address more complex mission profiles and accelerate adoption in regions where navigation resilience is becoming a critical requirement.”
Currently in advanced development, IroNav is being refined through close collaboration with early adopters, including ongoing customer trials in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing UAV and autonomous systems markets, where GNSS interference and EW threats are driving demand for hardened navigation solutions. The companies say the solution is aimed at operators who view navigation resilience as a strategic capability and are prepared to invest in systems engineered from the ground up for contested electromagnetic environments and continuity of operations across the full mission lifecycle.