Uncrewed Systems
Testing & Cybersecurity
Supporting Secure, and Deployable
Uncrewed Aerial and Ground Systems
We support both Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and Uncrewed Ground Systems (UGV), with a focus on cybersecurity, supply chain assurance, and regulatory readiness.
TrustThink provides testing and evaluation services for uncrewed system developers supporting government, defense, and critical infrastructure customers. Our work helps manufacturers demonstrate compliance, reduce program risk, and prepare systems for operational deployment.
Features & Benefits
Blue UAS and Green UAS Test Center
NDAA Compliance and Supply Chain Assessment
Uncrewed System Cybersecurity Testing
Testing AI-Enabled Autonomy in Uncrewed Systems
Blue UAS and Green UAS Test Center
TrustThink operates as a test center supporting Blue UAS and Green UAS evaluation activities.
For drone manufacturers, these programs are often gating items for federal and defense customers. We support companies by:
Preparing platforms for Blue UAS or Green UAS evaluation
Conducting technical and cybersecurity testing aligned with program expectations
Identifying issues early that could delay approval or require redesign
Supporting documentation and technical responses during the evaluation process
Our focus is helping manufacturers prepare systems for evaluation with clearer evidence, fewer surprises, and a smoother review process.
NDAA Compliance and Supply Chain Assessment
Federal customers increasingly require NDAA compliance as a baseline condition for procurement. We support manufacturers by assessing systems against NDAA requirements, with a focus on:
Hardware and software supply chain components
Communications modules, radios, and embedded systems
Firmware, operating systems, and third-party dependencies
Data flows to cloud services or external infrastructure
These assessments help manufacturers understand where compliance risks exist and what changes may be required before customer review or testing.
Uncrewed System Cybersecurity Testing
Cybersecurity has become a central concern for uncrewed systems operating in contested, public, or safety-critical environments. Customers are no longer evaluating platforms based only on performance — they are evaluating trust.
We support uncrewed system developers by examining cybersecurity considerations such as:
Command and control communications
Authentication and authorization mechanisms
Software update and maintenance processes
Interfaces with ground control stations and cloud services
Exposure created by third-party components and integrations
Our approach focuses on identifying risks that matter to customers and evaluators, rather than abstract or academic findings.
Testing AI-Enabled Autonomy in Uncrewed Systems
s uncrewed systems increasingly rely on AI-driven autonomy for perception, navigation, and decision-making, testing must extend beyond traditional hardware and communications evaluation.
Manufacturers face growing expectations to demonstrate that AI-enabled functions behave predictably across operating conditions, edge cases, and system updates. This includes understanding how data, models, and software changes affect system behavior over time.
TrustThink supports testing approaches that examine:
AI-enabled perception and decision-support functions
Data dependencies and sensitivity to environmental variation
Model updates and software changes across the system lifecycle
Interactions between autonomy software, communications, and operators
These capabilities complement uncrewed system cybersecurity and compliance testing by addressing a critical question customers increasingly ask: can this system be trusted to behave as expected in real-world conditions?
A Forward-Looking View
of Drone and UGV Cybersecurity
Uncrewed system cybersecurity is evolving from a compliance exercise into a foundational enabler of operational trust. As uncrewed platforms become more autonomous, more connected, and more integrated into mission-critical operations, cybersecurity decisions increasingly shape where and how these systems can be deployed.
For manufacturers, the challenge is not achieving “perfect security,” but making intentional, defensible design choices that support long-term deployment, adaptation, and customer confidence.
Uncrewed aerial and ground systems are:
- Built on complex, software-defined
architectures - Reliant on wireless command,
control, and data links - Integrated with ground stations,
cloud services, and human operators - Deployed in environments where physical access
and network conditions cannot be assumed
In this environment, cybersecurity must do more than satisfy requirements. It must enable systems to operate reliably, scale across missions and customers, and earn trust as autonomy and operational complexity increase.
Why Companies Engage TrustThink
Manufacturers engage TrustThink when they need to:
Prepare systems for Blue UAS or Green UAS evaluation
Understand and address NDAA compliance risks
Identify cybersecurity issues before customer testing
Reduce rework and redesign late in the program lifecycle
Communicate cybersecurity posture clearly to government customers
Our experience across transportation, defense, and regulated systems allows us to bring a system-level perspective to uncrewed system testing — one that reflects how platforms are actually evaluated and deployed.
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