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Auterion, ModalAI, Neros Selected To Prototype sUAS Solutions In Contested EMI Space

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 21st, 2024

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Auterion, ModalAI, Neros Selected To Prototype sUAS Solutions In Contested EMI Space

Auterion's Skynode X for powering fleets of autonomous robots. Photo: Auterion

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Wednesday said it has selected solutions from three companies to demonstrate and test commercial dual-use technologies in small drones to be able to operate in electromagnetically contested environments akin to the battlefield experiences in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. Auterion, ModalAI, and Neros Technologies were selected from 99 submissions and will begin demonstrating and testing their prototype solutions within two months of contract award, DIU said. The testing phase will end nine months after contract…

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