An AI technology collaboration between Shield AI, an American defense technology company building the world's best AI pilot, and Sentient Vision Systems, an Australia-based leader in AI-enabled real-time situational awareness, has been given the green light with an LTA (Long Term Agreement) to supply Sentient's ViDAR solution on the V-BAT VTOL UAS.

 

"The supply contract is a multi-year, multi-unit agreement, with first deliveries planned for 2024," said Sentient CEO Mark Palmer, who made the announcement alongside Brett Darcey, Shield AI's Vice President of Product and Programs, at a reception in Washington, DC attended by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and hosted by US Vice President Kamala Harris.

The firms previously announced their collaboration on the development and integration of a ViDAR-enabled, wide-area-search capability onto Shield AI's V-BAT unmanned aircraft, which would allow Shield AI's V-BAT to intelligently identify, track, and read-and-react to targets in dynamic missions. The combination of ViDAR and Shield AI's Hivemind will result in the world's most advanced AI-piloted ISR sensor set.

"Our collaboration with Sentient Vision represents a significant advancement in AI-driven situational awareness." "By integrating ViDAR with our V-BAT platform, we demonstrate our commitment to providing allied warfighters with the best AI tools so they can achieve a clear strategic advantage," said Brandon Tseng, Shield AI's President, Co-founder, and former US Navy SEAL.

Sentient's artificial intelligence (AI) technology, ViDAR, detects and classifies objects in the picture stream that would be imperceptible to a human operator or traditional radar. With these increased capabilities, V-BAT will be even more capable of carrying out the most difficult missions, providing a level of capacity that greatly boosts threat deterrence and thereby reinforces international peace and security.