Red Cat Partners with Palantir to Equip Black Widow™ with Autonomous Visual Navigation and Warp Speed for GPS-Compromised Environments
16 Diciembre 2024 - 5:30AM
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCAT) ("Red Cat'' or the
"Company"), today announced a strategic partnership with Palantir
Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: PLTR) to integrate Visual Navigation
software (VNav) into Red Cat’s Black Widow drones and to deploy
Warp Speed, Palantir’s manufacturing OS. This collaboration will
transform autonomous sUAS operations for modern warfare by
utilizing Palantir’s advanced AI software running onboard the drone
which references up-to-date onboard satellite imagery to provide
accurate navigation entirely independent of GPS or radio control
signals.
The integration of Palantir’s VNav software and use of Warp
Speed advances Red Cat’s mission to define the future of aerial
intelligence and provide warfighters with critical, real-time
situational awareness on the battlefield. Following Black Widow’s
selection for the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Program,
this partnership accelerates the ability to deploy
electronic-warfare (EW) resistant sUAS without GPS. Palantir’s VNav
software solves the persistent problem of long-range inertial drift
by comparing the drone’s position against onboard up-to-date
satellite imagery.
Key Benefits of Palantir’s VNav technology for Black Widow
drones:
- Satellite Imagery Integration: Palantir’s ability to task
partner satellites to acquire up-to-date imagery and deliver it to
the edge provides drones with the necessary situational awareness,
facilitating highly accurate navigation without long-range
drift.
- A-PNT Navigation: VNav technology empowers drones with an
Alternate PNT source by using sophisticated computer vision
techniques for visual inertial odometry and reference matching
against satellite imagery in multiple visual bands without reliance
on GPS, ensuring operational efficacy in EW environments.
- Edge Runtime: VNav’s visual navigation algorithms are deployed
directly onboard the drone and run fully offline using Palantir’s
Edge Runtime.
“Equipped with Palantir’s visual navigation and artificial
intelligence, the Black Widow will be among the most capable drones
ever fielded by the Department of Defense, compact enough to fit in
a rucksack,” said Jeff Thompson, Red Cat CEO. “This innovation will
enhance the warfighter's Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance capability while improving lethality. This begins in
our multiple factories, where Palantir’s Warp Speed will optimize
production, streamline our supply chain, change management, and
quality assurance, ultimately reducing costs and improving
margins.”
“For more than two decades, we have been providing warfighters
with mission-critical software and production AI capabilities –
including Project Maven,” said Aki Jain, Palantir’s CTO &
President, US Government. “Arming Red Cat drones with Palantir’s
Visual Navigation along with integrations into Maven Smart System,
while also powering their production via Warp Speed, will provide
unprecedented capability for the battlefield and secure the ongoing
competitive advantage of the West.”
About Red Cat Holdings, Inc.Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a drone
technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for
military, government, and commercial operations. Through two wholly
owned subsidiaries, Teal Drones and FlightWave Aerospace, Red Cat
has developed a leading-edge Family of Systems. This includes the
flagship Black Widow™, a small unmanned ISR system that was awarded
the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record
contract. The Family of Systems also includes TRICHON™, a fixed
wing VTOL for extended endurance and range, and FANG™, the
industry's first line of NDAA compliant FPV drones optimized for
military operations with precision strike capabilities. Learn more
at www.redcat.red.
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