Sovereign Australian computer vision company, Visionary Machines has won a Defence innovation contract for Counter Drone and Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) technology.
Visionary Machines has been awarded a $2.5 million contract to develop their Pandion Counter Drone and RAS Passive 3D Multispectral Perception Sensor technology.
The contract came out of last years of Army Innovation Day event. Army Innovation Day is a Department of Defence initiative that sees the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) partner with the Australian Army to challenge industry in solving complex problems for the Land force.
Visionary Machines tendered for and was successful in securing a Phase 2 Technology Demonstration contract applicable across all three C-RAS capability themes, including Counter Aerial, Counter Ground and Counter Littoral and Riverine RAS.
“Where technological warfare is so rapidly reshaping the battlefield, this is an important investment in sovereign Australian technology and the disruptive enhancement of our Defence capabilities," said Sonny Foster, CEO of Visionary Systems.
"Our systems ability to detect without being detected and to see in all weather and lighting conditions are critical technology differentiator for Defence and further cements Visionary Machines as a global leader in computer vision."