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Share: XTEND has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the US Departme...

Can't be silenced: the US military will receive a swarm of AI drones with unusual communication

Share: XTEND has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the US Department of Defense to develop ACQME-DK artificial intelligence (AI) FPV drone kits capable of swarming. Next-generation drone components and AI behaviors are designed based on field experience in various war zones and optimized for similar performance in challenging environments. This is stated in XTEND's press release.

The ACQME-DK is reportedly designed as a modular, rapidly reconfigurable platform capable of rapidly adapting to different missions. Operators can quickly switch between day/night surveillance and change types of combat payload.

"This is the world's first operating system that allows a single operator to remotely control and deploy swarms of AI-powered tactical drones through resilient two-channel fiber optic and zero-latency RF communications and control," said Aviv Shapira, XTEND co-founder and CEO. The company's co-founder and CTO, Ruby Liani, said the drones run on the XOS operating system, which integrates sensors, radars, payloads, and third-party functions and applications into a single AI-based system.

One of the features of the new UAVs is a dual communication system that uses both radio signals and fiber optic cable. This provides anti-jamming and low latency to support mission continuity in intense electronic warfare (EW) environments.

"After years of real combat deployments in five combat zones, this is not a concept, but a battle-tested system, the lessons of which have been learned and applied, giving fighters access to combat operations and an unparalleled tactical advantage," Aviv Shapira emphasized. It will be recalled that the Canadian company Palladyne AI will cooperate with the drone manufacturer Draganfly in order to integrate the Pilot software into UAVs for swarm operations.