The future of defense spending is expected to shift from one-off, high-cost jets to aircraft designs that are more modular and efficient to scale. The AI-powered computer vision in this acquisition adds another bleeding-edge technology to a next-gen drones.
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“The DOD can begin augmenting and replacing their legacy solutions for a distributed, low cost, low risk solution that doesn’t break the bank if an aircraft is shot down,” he added, noting the two companies could pair Sentient’s ViDAR with Shield AI’s Hivemind AI pilot to enable a fleet of unmanned aircraft to collaboratively patrol an area.