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AEVEX Aerospace Acquires Veth Research To Enhance Unmanned Autonomy Solutions

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

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AEVEX Aerospace Acquires Veth Research To Enhance Unmanned Autonomy Solutions

AEVEX Aerospace's Group 3 Dominator loitering munition. Photo: AEVEX

AEVEX Aerospace on Monday said it has acquired Veth Research Associates to strengthen its unmanned autonomy solutions for operating in contested and GPS-denied environments. AEVEX said the key to the deal is Veth’s modular LYNX vision-based navigation system that Veth says works in GPS-denied environments by combining “image processing, nonlinear sensor fusion, and machine learning techniques” for around-the-clock operations, different cloud and environmental conditions, and over a wide-range of terrain types. “With the addition of VRA’s leadership team and subject…

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