UVision Adds Estonian Autonomy Software to Its Loitering Munitions for an Unnamed NATO Buyer
Israeli loitering-munition maker UVision will integrate Estonian startup Lendurai's Neocortex autonomy stack for a NATO customer, aimed at strikes that hold up when GPS and the datalink fail.
Israeli loitering-munition maker UVision will integrate Estonian startup Lendurai's Neocortex autonomy stack for a NATO customer, aimed at strikes that hold up when GPS and the datalink fail.
UVision and Estonia's Lendurai signed a partnership on Sept. 24 to integrate Lendurai's AI and autonomy software into UVision's loitering munitions, according to the companies' announcement. Lendurai will build the software on its Neocortex platform. UVision will lead integration into its systems. The work targets operator support, navigation robustness and mission resilience for NATO requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What did UVision and Lendurai agree?
A partnership signed Sept. 24 to integrate Lendurai's Neocortex autonomy software into UVision's loitering munitions. Lendurai develops the software and UVision leads integration, per the companies' joint announcement.
Who is the customer?
An unnamed NATO member. The companies have not disclosed the country, the contract value, the number of systems, or which UVision platform gets the software, per Israel National News.
What does Neocortex do?
It combines computer vision and machine learning for target identification, tracking, terminal guidance and navigation in GNSS- and radio-denied conditions, according to Resilience Media. Lendurai says it has been combat tested in Ukraine.
What is UVision's HERO family?
A line of tube-launched loitering munitions in several sizes and ranges. UVision and U.S. integrator Mistral Inc. hold a multi-year IDIQ contract with a ceiling of up to $982 million for the HERO 120 under the U.S. Army's Lethal Unmanned Systems program, per Resilience Media.
How is this different from UVision's Cortex?
Cortex is a separate battle-intelligence and mission-management product UVision already sells, Resilience Media noted. Neocortex is Lendurai's autonomy stack.
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