Microsoft has selected Aeryon Labs' SkyRanger UAS for integration with its new Microsoft Advanced Patrol Platform (MAPP) vehicle, Aeryon Labs announced on 26 October.
Under the partnership the MAPP vehicle will integrate aerial images from the SkyRanger UAS with hardware and software solutions for first responders, surveillance teams and investigators.
MAPP will provide easy-to-navigate information to patrol officers, consolidating several elements such as driving directions, dispatch information, suspect history, location-based crime bulletins and statistics, a missing persons list and a voice-activated license plate reader.
Dave Kroetsch, president and CEO, Aeryon Labs, said: 'Law enforcement organisations throughout the world rely on Aeryon UAS to collect aerial intelligence wherever and whenever they need it. Including SkyRanger within the MAPP vehicle rounds out the comprehensive suite of technologies and highlights the value of aerial intelligence for ground-based personnel.'
As the dynamics of aerial combat rapidly evolve, Chinese scientists have engineered a sophisticated air separation drone model that can fragment into up to six drones, each capable of executing distinct battlefield roles and challenging the efficacy of current anti-drone defences such as the UK’s Dragonfire laser system.
Advancements in air defence technologies have begun to reshape aerial combat dynamics in the Middle East, as illustrated by recent events involving the Israeli Air Force and Hezbollah.
Both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war have been using UAS for effective low-cost attacks, as well as impactful web and social media footage. Thousands more have now been committed to Ukrainian forces.
The US Army has intentions to develop light, medium and heavy variants of the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) as part of the branche’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle family.
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Funded by the country’s former president, the new C-UAS systems will be sent to the frontline where they have already been tested against Russian invading forces.
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