Afrigather FORT WALTON BEACH, FL, October 11, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — XTEND is exhibiting its distinctive portfolio at AUSA, Washington DC, October 10-12, Corridor C, Stand 3955.
XTEND – A number one firm in human-guided autonomous drone working techniques for army forces and legislation enforcement companies – competitively awarded, by its US protection entity, XTEND Actuality Inc. a multi-year, $8.9M RDT&E contract to develop superior indoor-outdoor, multi -payload, tactical UAS by the US DoD’s Irregular Warfare Technical Assist Directorate (IWTSD). This new contract is the sixth consecutive contract from the US DoD, beneath which a whole bunch of XTEND’s drones, to be manufactured within the US, can be delivered to the shopper.
As a part of the corporate’s continued enlargement within the US market, it has just lately appointed Mr. Robert Peters as CEO of XTEND Actuality Inc. Mr. Peters brings with him huge expertise within the protection market, after efficiently holding a number of senior enterprise govt positions in main US companies equivalent to: Textron Methods, Common Dynamics, GE, and Lockheed Martin. Mr. Peters has helped develop a mid-size enterprise right into a $1 billion operation with international attain; supported substantial acquisitions; delivered full unmanned techniques options and led efforts to open new markets.
“We’re enthusiastic about this newest contract which additional strengthens our collaboration with the US DoD. XTEND has already secured over twenty contracts within the final three years with its working system and pipeline merchandise portfolio. Working hand in hand with the world’s elite models and prime contractors– XTEND repeatedly strives to reinforce its providing and “Swiss Military Knife” functionality idea by offering forces with a number of purposes for numerous missions, all carried out remotely and secure from hazard. The latest contract relies on XTEND’s superior techniques, already deployed by numerous forces worldwide,” says Bob.
On the AUSA present, XTEND can even reveal its subsequent technology of human-guided autonomous drone working techniques by way of a fight vehicle-mounted drone’ simulator, Thus, enabling operators to carry out a number of missions using XTEND’s working system for all required convoy safety scenarios- from C-UAS to C-IED.
About XTENDER Gen2
The upcoming tactical multi-payload platform can be constructed upon the XTENDER micro-tactical ISR platform, with built-in resilient indoor-outdoor navigation and AI capabilities, enabling distant completion of missions whereas conserving forces out of hazard. Powered by XTEND’s XOS distinctive human-centric working system, the XTENDER options full localization and situational consciousness, utilizing probably the most superior digital and augmented actuality (VR/AR) applied sciences, coupled with breakthrough AI and machine studying flight algorithms, bringing the metaverse to the fashionable battlefield.
The XTENDER Gen2 boasts highly effective edge computing capabilities, offering onboard sensor fusion and localization that allow the drone to fly in any surroundings simply. The brand new onboard mission pc additionally allows the drone to run distributed AI-driven purposes, offering the operator with real-life actionable intelligence, equivalent to goal classification, verification, and monitoring.
About XTEND
XTEND gives revolutionary human-guided autonomous drone techniques that allow any operator to carry out extraordinarily correct maneuvers and actions in any surroundings with minimal coaching.
The corporate’s patented working system fuses the very best of human intelligence and machine autonomy to reinforce the operator’s talents and concurrently cut back the necessity for bodily confrontation, thus minimizing casualties and accidents.
A whole bunch of XTEND techniques are already operationally deployed worldwide, and the corporate is repeatedly growing its working system and platforms to ship the way forward for man-machine teaming to protection, HLS, and safety professionals worldwide.
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