Atair Aerospace is developing a version of their Onyx system for precision airdrop of sensor payloads and specialty munitions. The Atair system is designed as a superior alternative to JDAM-type technologies.

Atair's technology utilizes a GPS/INS integrated flight computer to control a high efficiency, high performance parafoil. Such technology is lower in cost to deflectable tail fins and provides for some significant advantages: it is immediately adaptable to a wide variety of payload weights and aerodynamics shapes without requiring any wind tunnel testing or modifying of its guidance algorithms. This is unlike the Boeing JDAM tail kits, which require extensive and costly testing and modeling necessitating a different autopilot for each and every specific payload it is to be adapted to. Atair's technology is inherently aerodynamically stable and the guidance algorithms employ adaptive control.

Additionally, Atair's guided parafoil technology allows high glide ratios and standoffs from target without requiring airdrop from a high value asset aircraft such as a fighter plane. The use of a parafoil over a small tail fin provides for significantly increased wing area allowing high standoff and the ability to be dropped from low speed cargo airplanes and even UAV's.

Atair's technology has been demonstrated with payloads from 2 pounds to 2200 pounds.