XTEND – the developer of XOS, a human-guided autonomous operating system that is revolutionizing ‘human to machine’ interaction, has been awarded a $20M contract by the Israel Ministry of Defence, for the development and supply of a first-of-its-kind multi-drone operating system.
XTEND’s new contract with Israel’s Ministry of Defence is the latest in over 20 major contracts secured by the company in the last three years, including a multi-million-dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Defence, which will see XTEND’s technology enabling US military drone operators to interactively operate multiple smart machines from a remote, safe distance, with minimal training.
“We’re witnessing a revolution on the modern battlefield,” says a official source at the IDF. “Working with XTEND over the last three years, we have already been able to field systems that are now in daily use, and we are confident that this new program will provide a tremendous leap in our operational capabilities. Putting the best of civilian technology into the hands of our soldiers. One of the greatest challenges for a programme office working with cutting-edge technologies is to find the right industry partners. Along with very few other vendors, we see XTEND as such partner.”
The new joint project with MAFAT and the Israeli Ministry of Directorate of Defence Research & Development, will see XOS enable the remote, safe, and intuitive operation of dozens of human-guided semi-autonomous drones simultaneously, utilizing the latest virtual reality, edge processing and AI technology.
“We are very honored and excited to have been chosen once again by MAFAT, and to collaborate with them on this game-changing project,” says Ido Bar-On, VP BD & Sales, XTEND. “Our continued partnership reflects the trust of the Israeli Ministry of Defense has in our company’s team and technology. XTEND’s deep collaboration with MAFAT in recent years has already been operationally proven time and again, reducing the risk to operators and providing them with best of breed technology to give them an operational edge. XTEND and the Ministry of Defence are working to secure the cooperation of other ally countries in this development programme.”
XOS will allow XTEND’s drones to be deployed remotely by military units in various scenarios precisely, intuitively, and immersively.
The unique and groundbreaking joint initiative, which embodies the IDF and XTEND’s shared vision of enabling drones to become more than just another “eye in the sky”, enable operators to control, interact, and run 3rd party applications on the drones remotely, keeping forces out of danger, while fusing an operator’s expertise with machine autonomy, VR and AI. The deal is based on performance and deliverable milestones.
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