The US Army throws $20 million into AI-equipped, foldable quadcopters

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With an aim to equip its soldiers with rapidly deployable aerial solutions that can conduct reconnaissance and surveillance activities over short ranges, the Army's SSR program has been considering small drones for some time now. More than 30 vendors submitted their proposals to the Army, and five finalists were shortlisted for rigorous testing. a federal contract from 2017 that listed the minimal specifications of the SSR program which include a flight time of 30 minutes, a range of 1.

The controller weighs a few hundred grams less than the drone itself and comes with a screen that can relay videos at 720p as it communicates with the drone within a four-mile range. In addition to its technical capabilities, an important consideration that is likely to have favored Skydio is that its drones are"designed, assembled, and supported" in the U.S. In 2017, the U.S.

However, this is not the first purchase of small drones that the U.S. Army has made. In June 2020, the Army had also placed an order forGET YOUR DAILY NEWS DIRECTLY IN YOUR INBOX

 

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