09-15-2019, 07:02 PM
Alduria Testing Autonomous Border-Patrol Drones
CORRADA DEL RIO, ALDURIA (NABC News) -- The Aldurian Aviation Corporation is receiving funding from the Department of Defense to try its latest small rotorcraft in operational environments over the next three to six months. In a partnership with the Coast Guard and the Border Guard, autonomous drones shall be tested that can provide situational awareness for agents working between ports of entry.
The AAC has been working with colleagues at the Department of Defense's Science and Technology Directorate to build and test prototypes of their autonomous small unmanned aircraft systems, or sUAS.
“The AAC's system capability enables a sUAS to launch from and land on the bed of a moving vehicle, in addition to providing fully autonomous navigation coupled with a securing mechanism, advanced computer vision capabilities, and customized communications interfaces,” according to the announcement from the Department of Defense. “Through a combination of integrated technologies, including full-motion video, automatic target detection, and geolocation, the AAC seeks to provide our men and women in uniform with a portable, ruggedized detection system that provides real-time situational awareness in the field.”
If the demo is successful, the DoD can opt to continue the project with larger funding awards for phase two, which consists of building a pilot-ready prototype within three to six months. Phases three and four—with the same funding and time ranges—provide for testing the prototype through a pilot and in various operational scenarios, respectively.