Harsh Mistry

Harsh contributes to AQUILA as a UAV Systems Engineer, working with HSM Zenith and HSM Aries on the aircraft that complements LEAP-One. Teammates name him among the crew who took AQUILA through testing, teardown and rebuilding before its competition flight.

At the European Rover Challenge 2026 finals, AQUILA completed autonomous GPS-denied takeoff, AI-vision probe detection, optical-flow and LiDAR navigation, and a precision landing on an ArUco marker. The mission earned 265 of 300 points; Harsh was part of the team that brought those systems from integration to the field.