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Drone ground control and fleet UI design

Cosmos Studio designs interfaces for drone ground control stations and fleet management: mission planning, live telemetry and video, alerts and fleet health. Senior UX/UI and React front-end for defense and commercial drone teams.
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Bravo1Alpha geospatial platform – map-heavy defense interface by Cosmos Studio
Maps
map-first
interfaces
2525
MIL-STD-2525 and
APP-6 symbology
React
front-end built
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NDA
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About Cosmos Studio

More drones per operator, without losing control

Drone teams want one operator to run more aircraft, but every new drone adds video, telemetry and alerts to the same screen. When link status is hidden, a battery warning gets lost or a mission change takes too many clicks, the operator falls behind.

Cosmos Studio designs ground control and fleet interfaces that keep the critical information visible and the next action obvious. We bring experience from the map-heavy Bravo1Alpha platform with MIL-STD-2525 symbology, professional desktop tools like Exoform and the website for counter-UAS company SerenX. For the wider picture, see our defense software UX page.

What we design

Ground control interfaces we design

From planning a mission to reviewing it afterwards.

Mission planning

Routes, zones and checks in one place

Waypoints, no-fly and restricted zones, pre-flight checks and mission templates, so planning is fast and mistakes are caught before take-off.

Defense software UX
Our approach

Operator-first design principles

We design with reference to human factors guidance such as MIL-STD-1472 and situation awareness research.

01

Critical data never hidden

Battery, link and altitude stay visible, whatever else is on screen.

02

One operator, many drones

Layouts that scale from one aircraft to a fleet without becoming noise.

03

Clear link and data freshness

Operators always know how current the picture is and when a link is weak.

04

Safe critical actions

Confirmation for take-off, return-to-home and other actions that matter, with no ambiguous buttons.

05

Field-ready

Touch targets, outdoor contrast and night modes for tablets and rugged laptops.

06

Role-based views

Pilots, mission commanders and maintenance teams each see what they need.

How we work

Three ways to start

Most teams start small and grow the work once they see results.

01

UX audit

In 1–2 weeks we review your current ground control software and show where operators lose time.

02

Workflow redesign

In 4–8 weeks we redesign the most critical flows, from mission planning to handover.

03

Design system and front-end

A design system and React front-end that scale across aircraft types, modules and roles.

Works

Defense and complex software work

Selected work for defense companies and expert tools.

Bravo1Alpha GEOINT website hero – Operational intelligence, delivered instantly
European GEOINT and IMINT provider for government and defense

Bravo1Alpha: geospatial analysis platform

Platform UX/UIMIL-STD-2525WebGL

We designed a browser-based analysis platform for satellite imagery, with MIL-STD-2525 annotations and structured reporting.

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Exoform 3D scanning desktop app with a prosthetic arm model
Professional desktop software for 3D scanning and printing

Exoform: complex desktop tool made simple

Desktop appPro toolsUX/UI

We designed a professional desktop application with a scan library, processing queue and model tools, showing how we make expert software clear.

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SerenX defense tech website hero – a portable autonomous interceptor launcher
US maker of hand-launched autonomous interceptors

SerenX: counter-UAS defense tech website

Website3D rendersReact

We designed and built the SerenX website in-house, from first concept to production code.

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Anna Shestakova, Business Developer at Cosmos Studio
Anna ShestakovaBusiness Developer, Cosmos Studio
Talk to us

Building drone ground control software?

We will review your operator interface and suggest a scope on the first call.

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NDA from the first call
Client reviews

What defense and deep tech clients say

5.0
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5.0 on Clutch

“I’m impressed by how much Cosmos Studio cares and their attention to detail.”

Scott HasbrouckCTO & Founder, SerenX
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5.0 on Clutch

“We were impressed with Cosmos Studio’s focus on delivering impactful product solutions that significantly enhanced our UX.”

Johannes ArtmeierCTO & Product Manager, Umami Ware GmbH
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5.0 on Clutch

“Their team is reliable, creative, and easy to work with.”

Volodymyr KysylenkoCTO, Povir
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Our clients

Trusted by defense and deep tech teams in the US and Europe

Umami View

Healthcare

Edway

Education / EdTech

Ply

Logistics

Loamly

SaaS, AI

Kordie

Education / EdTech

Miyagi Labs

Education / EdTech

Merita

entertainment

Our clients

Defense UI/UX design studio with 60+ international awards

TheFWA

3× FWA of the Day

Awwwards

18 awards. 4× Site of the Day

CSS DA

25× UI, UX, Innovation

Orpetron

4× SOTD, SOTM, OWDA

Red Dot Awards

1× Winner Brand identity

CSS Winner

5× Site of the Day, Dev Award

About us

A boutique design team that turns ideas into powerful digital experiences

We're not a freelancer who disappears after delivery. Not a 200-person agency where you'll never meet a senior. We're a boutique, embedded design team and the longer we work together, the sharper we get.

Europe based

Remote-friendly team growing fast

Senior team, lasting results

We focus on quality over quantity

Real humans, amplified with AI

Senior taste, AI speed
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Before you book a call

Is Cosmos Studio the right partner for your drone software?

Strong fit

We’re a strong fit if:

  • 01You build ground control or fleet software, and operators struggle as the number of drones grows.
  • 02You need a design system and front-end that scale across aircraft types, modules and roles.
  • 03You want a senior team that works under NDA and uses only material you are allowed to share.

Sounds like your team?

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Not a fit

We’re probably not the right choice if:

You need flight control or autopilot engineering, certified compliance work, or a team with security clearances.

We can still helpA UX audit of your current interface is a good first step: in 1–2 weeks we show where operators lose time.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

1

What experience do you bring to drone software?

We bring experience from defense and expert software: the Bravo1Alpha geospatial analysis platform with MIL-STD-2525 symbology, professional desktop tools like Exoform, and the website for counter-UAS company SerenX.

2

Do you work with defense and commercial drone teams?

Yes. We design for defense and dual-use systems as well as commercial operations such as inspection, mapping and delivery.

3

Can you work with our autopilot and telemetry stack?

We design around the data your system already produces, such as MAVLink-based telemetry and video feeds. Your engineers or our senior partners handle the integrations.

4

Can you design for tablets and rugged laptops?

Yes. We design touch-friendly layouts for field hardware, with night modes, readable outdoor contrast and clear link-loss and offline states.

5

Do you also build the front-end?

Yes. We build front-ends in React, Next.js and TypeScript, including map and WebGL views. Backend and infrastructure work is done by your team or our senior partners.

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How long does it take and how is it priced?

A UX audit takes 1–2 weeks; a redesign of core workflows usually takes 4–8 weeks, and larger systems are delivered in stages. Pricing depends on scope; we agree it after the first call.

Still got questions?

If yours isn't here, ask our Business Developer Anna on the call.
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