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Australian artificial intelligence system developer Athena AI has announced the signing of three purchase orders with original equipment manufacturers supplying the US Department of Defense.
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The Brisbane-based company has implemented advancements in unmanned aerial systems, unmanned ground vehicles and battlefield management, according to the announcement made on 10 January.
The company is promoting uptake of pre-mission planning, multispectral sensing, and aided target recognition for unmanned aerial systems. Artificial intelligence enables route planning, aids target recognition, provides slew to cue capability for remote weapons on manned and unmanned ground assets, common control architecture with integration to third-party radios, common messaging with TAK integration, pre-populate SITREPS and use data analytics tools, fusion with additional sensors and battlefield command system networking for C2 node and battle tracking for battlefield management.
“These strategic agreements and purchase orders are not only a testament to Athena AI’s pioneering technology but also showcase the strong return on investment generated from Australian Defence funds,” the Athena AI statement said on 10 January.
“The collaboration and sales with US Department of Defense OEMs is a testament to the trust placed upon Athena AI’s capabilities.
“Athena AI’s rapid global expansion marks it as an internationally recognised brand, contributing to the innovation landscape in defence technology.
“Athena AI is committed to supporting Australia and its allies. This collaboration is a testament to the company’s dedication to bolstering Australian defence capabilities and its strategic partners.”
The company is also promoting the development of seeker heads with terminal guidance for guided munitions. Attack guidance matrix for sensor to shooter, auto populate fire missions, battle damage assessments and artillery adjust, as well as weapons modelling for naval gunfire, artillery on joint fires capability, low bandwidth area surveillance, 4k video at the edge, and persistent networked surveillance for static asset security.
American drone technology company Red Cat Holdings, which previously partnered with the Brisbane company on the Teal 2 Unmanned Aerial System, also recently announced their subsidiary Teal Drones had been selected by the US Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit and the US Army as one of two finalists competing in the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 Program of Record.
As a finalist, Teal was awarded $3 million of additional funding to support final prototype development and completion of remaining SRR milestones in development of a next-generation US Army small unmanned aerial system designed for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
“I’m excited to advance our collaboration with the US Army as we seek to provide the ideal solution for SRR,” said George Matus, Teal founder and Red Cat chief technology officer.
“We are grateful to have been selected as one of the two finalists in a program that began with more than 37 bidding vendors.
“We’re developing our next generation product from the ground up to meet the highly specific requirements of SRR, with the mission of providing warfighters superhuman capabilities.”
