Drone wars: countries are looking for answers but do companies have the solutions?
Manufacturers are speeding up their counter-drone development efforts as countries increasingly focus on procurements to provide battlefield and national protection.
AUSA 2023: GMS demos AI-powered X9 Spider manpack
X9 Spider manpack solution on display at AUSA 2023. (Photo: Flavia Camargos Pereira)
General Micro Systems' solution merges battlefield processing of video, sensors, data and comms with mobile artificial intelligence capabilities.
General Micro Systems (GMS) conducted live demonstrations of its X9 Spider Manpack computer and rugged tablet at AUSA 2023 in Washington DC. Designed for dismounted troops, the solution has merged battlefield processing of video, sensors, data and comms with mobile artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
The X9 Spider Manpack provides compute power and I/O in a small, lightweight battery-powered package, and can connect with multiple radio interfaces, wireless LANs and personal area networks. It can uplink to mounted assets such as vehicles or command posts.
The product can also store up to 20TB of onboard data and link to body sensors, while processing onboard
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