US 12707288 B2 / Aug 11, 2026

System and method for dynamically varying retry rates in UAV communications

Methods and apparatuses for enhancing vehicle range in a unmanned aircraft system is disclosed herein. An implementation of the method includes establishing a wireless communication channel between an unmanned aircraft and an end point and transmitting data from the unmanned aircraft to the end point over the wireless communication channel. This transmission is done in accordance with a transmission configuration, which defines a Forward Error Correction (FEC) value and a retry rate. The method further includes receiving transmission statistics related to transmitting the data and modifying the transmission configuration at least in part in response to the transmission statistics. The method also includes transmitting further data from the unmanned aircraft to the end point over the wireless communication channel in accordance with the modified transmission configuration.