Industry Offers AI-Enabled Vehicle-Mounted Counter-Drone Weapon

The following piece, written by Julian Nettlefold, first appeared on Warrior Maven, a Military Content Group member website.

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Axon-Vision, a leading provider of vision-based Artificial Intelligence solutions for manned and unmanned platforms across all operational domains – land, air, and sea – announced the launch of its new AI-based Counter-UAS (C-UAS) solution at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition last October 2024.

Axon-Vision’s AI solutions enhance situational awareness, enable rapid decision-making, and automate responses, ensuring precise and effective military operations.

The new real-time C-UAS solution is a comprehensive, ground-to-air defense system designed to protect ground and maneuvering forces. It integrates advanced Electro-Optical (EO) and thermal cameras for rapid, passive detection and identification of threats, along with Axon-Vision’s AI-based Edge RCWS (Remote-Controlled Weapon System) system that engages threats swiftly and effectively.

The system’s rapid reaction time provides an effective countermeasure against drones in complex urban battlefields.

Agnostic to platform, weapon, and type of EO sensor, Axon-Vision’s C-UAS solution offers unparalleled flexibility and adaptability across diverse operational scenarios. With a modular architecture, the solution is offered as a full package or in parts, as each component can be integrated with existing systems.

The system’s AI processes and fuses all sensors to both analyze and accurately track many targets.

The smart Fire Control fuses the recognition output and detailed ballistic data, such as bullet caliber and rifle type, and calculates optimal firing sequences based on the weapon, projectile, target context, and distance.

This enhances both the accuracy and efficiency of engagements while facilitating speed-critical decision-making and automating processes to ensure rapid, effective responses with minimal training and maintenance.