October 2, 2020 CNY Business Journal NEXTGEN
BY ERIC REINHARDT
ROME– The U.S Army has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC a $1.1 million contract to develop a next generation, miniaturized tactical radio called ARROW (adaptive radio for robotic warfare) for use in unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight.
ANDRO, which has been in business for just over a quarter century, is located at the Beeches Business Park in Rome. ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt artificial intelligence and machine-learning lab will perform the work. Anu Jagannath and Dr. Jithin Jagannath, both part of ANDRO’s advanced research and development team, will lead the work, the company said.
The ARROW research will combine “unique” signal-processing approaches to develop a next-generation radio that can :”sense and avoid” contested spectrum environments. ARROW, as a radio product is also envisioned to enable resilient communication for the Army, first responders, and other rescue operators who depend on unmanned aircraft systems.
“This is a strategic opportunity but just one in series of new contracts that are in the award pipeline for ANDRO, many of which will leverage the state of the art in artificial intelligence, and machine learning that are also being extended to counter small UAS scenarios,” Andrew Drozd, President of ANDRO, said in a statement. “The company continues to make steady growth strides and is looking to fill new jobs in the areas of wireless commands, control, communications, cyber, and computational technologies for edge service.”
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