La compañía Persistent Systems LLC líder en el desarrollo de “Mobile ad hoc Networking” (MANET), se asoció con Applied Systems Engineering Inc (ASEI), especializada en Loitering Munitions (LM), en un programa de desarrollo de capacidades que permitan a LM operar en enjambres (Swarms), superando las acciones de GE del enemigo. El producto “Wave Relay MANET” de Persistent Systems, permite a las LM trabajar reunidas operando como enjambres, mientras reciben misiones de ataque asignadas tanto de otras plataformas UAS, como de tropas en el terreno. La guerra en Ucrania ha mostrado la efectividad de los drones letales de bajo costo, empleados como un eficaz sistema de ataque disponible a todos los niveles de las organizaciones.
Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”), a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET), announced today that Applied Systems Engineering Inc. (“ASEI”), specialists in navigation systems for loitering munitions, has joined Persistent’s Wave Relay® Ecosystem.
The war in Ukraine has highlighted the effectiveness of low-cost drones as a mechanism to deliver a precision strike capability. ASEI advances this concept, through the development of small, loitering, precision-guided, munitions, that operate effectively in contested environments. The Wave Relay MANET enables the munitions to network together and operate as a swarm while receiving target tasking from UAS platforms and dismounted warfighters.
“We were looking for a mature MANET radio—one used by all the services and robust enough to operate in GPS-denied and contested environments,” said Shawn Wall, program director at ASEI. “Persistent Systems was the logical choice for a partner.”
ASEI is developing a family of munitions to include:
- (MCM) Miniature Cruise Missile – a long-range loitering munition, air-to-ground attack, in GPS-denied environments
- Ministrike – a miniature munition capable of being air dropped from a UAS or being deployed as a submunition on a larger weapon
The Wave Relay® Ecosystem is an industry alliance of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), and sensor companies all utilizing Persistent’s Wave Relay® MANET as their command-and-control and communications network. This standardization enables ASEI munitions to interoperate with soldiers and unmanned systems on the networked battlefield.
“We are excited to have ASEI join our growing Wave Relay® Ecosystem,” said Cody Larson, director of Business Development at Persistent Systems. “ASEI has developed a capability that enables small teams of warfighters to exert a disproportional effect on the battlefield through a team organic precision strike capability. This provides a significant advantage to US Forces and our allies while simultaneously serving as a deterrent to those who wish us harm.”
For more information or a capability demonstration of the MCM or Ministrike platforms please reach out to your ASEI representative.
Fuente: https://www.suasnews.com
