SkyMarshal C2 — SpaceShield Hack 2026 Winner

SkyMarshal C2 is a command-and-control dispatcher for coordinated, multi-agency drone operations. It combines live orthophotomaps, airspace-conflict avoidance and restricted-zone routing for emergency and municipal services operating in shared airspace.

Built by Jakub Siuda, Andrea Kraśko and Bahdan Dubovik as team 404 during SpaceShield Hack 2026. The project was awarded 1st place in the Dual-Use track.

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SkyMarshal C2 is a demonstration prototype. It is not connected to real government, military, emergency-response or commercial aviation systems.

The problem

Several agencies may need to operate drones above the same area during an emergency. Without a shared operational picture, routes can conflict, restricted zones can be crossed and teams may duplicate work. SkyMarshal C2 explores how a dispatcher could coordinate these missions from one interface.

What the prototype does

Live geospatial context

• Loads live orthophotomaps from Poland's national Geoportal WMS services.
• Supports a dark tactical map and satellite imagery.
• Keeps missions, aircraft and operational zones visible in one shared view.

Multi-agency mission coordination

• Creates shared missions for police, fire and crisis-management teams.
• Assigns several drones to one incident with separated operating altitudes.
• Gives operators a common view of roles, routes and mission status.

Restricted-zone routing

• Detects when a route crosses the protected Huta Stalowa Wola area.
• Generates a bypass trajectory around the restricted polygon with a safety buffer.
• Shows the adjusted route directly on the map.

UTM and safety simulation

• Blocks mission planning above 120 metres AGL in the open-category scenario.
• Simulates flight-plan submission and transponder assignment.
• Warns operators about simulated electromagnetic interference near the Stalowa Wola power plant.

Mission builder

• Uses a side-by-side form and map so the operational view remains visible.
• Allows mission targets to be selected directly on the map.
• Presents alerts and mission parameters in a focused dispatcher interface.

Technology

• Frontend: React 19 and Vite
• Maps: React Leaflet and Leaflet.js
• Charts: Recharts
• Interface: Vanilla CSS and Tailwind CSS
• Audio: Web Audio API
• Map data: GUGiK Geoportal WMS

Documentation

• ARCHITECTURE.md — technical architecture and proposed integrations.
• SOURCES.md — geographic and regulatory sources used by the prototype.
• README.pl.md — complete Polish documentation.

Run locally

Requires Node.js 18 or newer.

npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173/.

Build the production bundle with:

npm run build

Team 404

• Jakub Siuda
• Andrea Kraśko
• Bahdan Dubovik

Jakub is a 42 Warsaw student building AI products, internal tools and rapid prototypes in Warsaw.

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