Two Strategic Partnerships Announced
XTEND will showcase its recently-launched second-generation indoor tactical ISR sUAS – the Xtender – at MDM 2022 in Washington, DC, next week. The new UAS will be shown in its final production form, with its added capabilities.
The company is also announcing two new strategic partnerships with Easy Aerial and SightX, which will enable expansion into new markets and enhancement of the solution’s AI capabilities.
Taking a step forward in enhancing its edge AI capabilities, XTEND is partnering with SightX, which is developing mission-critical, real-time Edge AI, bringing revolutionary deep-learning research to real-world problems. SightX specialises in cutting-edge AI-based technology for superior situational awareness, and autonomous multi-object classification and tracking. Its Edge AI technology is one of the first third-party apps running on XTEND’s operating system, enabling a variety of AI-driven capabilities to be quickly integrated.
The partnership with Easy Aerial – a leader in military-grade autonomous drone-in-a-box solutions – has resulted in the integration of the Easy Guard EGV 90 ground station with XTEND’s Wolverine multi-mission UAS. The integrated solution enhances XTEND’s capabilities to provide a complete perimeter security solution for long-endurance ISTAR missions, and enables the operation of XTEND’s drones from UGVs. The mutual product combines autonomous operation, offered by Easy Aerial, with the intuitive and human-centric interface of the XTEND OS running on the Wolverine UAS.
“In response to the needs and challenges of our customers around the world, we are pleased to announce the expansion of XTEND’s capabilities and solutions thanks to these two strategic collaborations,” states Gadi Bar-Ner, Chief Business Officer at XTEND. “[…] we are constantly working on new developments, together with carefully-selected partners, in order to continue bringing our customers advanced systems for mission completion, while fully maintaining the protected of forces in the field.”
