An apparatus to recover an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, during flight, the apparatus comprising: a tether line ; a tensioner operatively coupled to the tether line; a kite operatively coupled to the tether line to support the tether line for recovery of the UAV; a movement controller including: at least one sensor configured to determine a position of the kite supporting the tether line, and determine a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be captured by the tether line, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a first position of the kite relative to a stationary platform or a moving vehicle from which the tether line extends; a movement analyzer configured to adjust movement of at least one of the UAV or the kite to capture the UAV, wherein the movement analyzer further includes a kite analyzer configured to calculate a second position of the kite based on the first position and a position of the stationary platform or moving vehicle; and a transceiver configured to transmit the calculated position of the kite to the UAV or a navigation network associated with the UAV; and a steering actuator , communicatively coupled to the movement controller , configured to move the kite via at least one steering line extending through the tether line to bring the tether line proximate a flight path of the UAV. a tether line ; a tensioner operatively coupled to the tether line; a kite operatively coupled to the tether line to support the tether line for recovery of the UAV; a movement controller including: at least one sensor configured to determine a position of the kite supporting the tether line, and determine a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be captured by the tether line, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a first position of the kite relative to a stationary platform or a moving vehicle from which the tether line extends; a movement analyzer configured to adjust movement of at least one of the UAV or the kite to capture the UAV, wherein the movement analyzer further includes a kite analyzer configured to calculate a second position of the kite based on the first position and a position of the stationary platform or moving vehicle; and a transceiver configured to transmit the calculated position of the kite to the UAV or a navigation network associated with the UAV; and at least one sensor configured to determine a position of the kite supporting the tether line, and determine a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be captured by the tether line, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure a first position of the kite relative to a stationary platform or a moving vehicle from which the tether line extends; a movement analyzer configured to adjust movement of at least one of the UAV or the kite to capture the UAV, wherein the movement analyzer further includes a kite analyzer configured to calculate a second position of the kite based on the first position and a position of the stationary platform or moving vehicle; and a transceiver configured to transmit the calculated position of the kite to the UAV or a navigation network associated with the UAV; and a steering actuator , communicatively coupled to the movement controller , configured to move the kite via at least one steering line extending through the tether line to bring the tether line proximate a flight path of the UAV. <EOS>