XTEND – A leading company in human-guided autonomous drone
operating systems for military forces and law enforcement agencies – competitively
awarded, by its US defense entity, XTEND Reality Inc. a multi-year, $8.9M RDT&E contract
to develop advanced indoor-outdoor, multi -payload, tactical UAS by the US DoD’s Irregular
Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD). This new contract is the sixth consecutive
contract from the US DoD, under which hundreds of XTEND’s drones, to be manufactured in
the US, will be delivered to the client.
As part of the company’s continued expansion in the US market, it has recently appointed
Mr. Robert Peters as CEO of XTEND Reality Inc. Mr. Peters brings with him vast experience in
the defense market, after successfully holding several senior business executive positions in
major US corporations such as: Textron Systems, General Dynamics, GE, and Lockheed
Martin. Mr. Peters has helped grow a mid-size business into a $1 billion operation with
global reach; supported substantial acquisitions; delivered complete unmanned systems
solutions and led efforts to open new markets.
“We are excited about this latest contract which further strengthens our collaboration with
the US DoD. XTEND has already secured over twenty contracts in the last three years with
its operating system and pipeline products portfolio. Working hand in hand with the world’s
elite units and prime contractors– XTEND continuously strives to enhance its offering and
“Swiss Army Knife” capability concept by providing forces with multiple applications for
various missions, all performed remotely and safe from danger. The recent contract is based
on XTEND’s advanced systems, already deployed by various forces worldwide.” says Bob.
At the AUSA show, XTEND will also demonstrate its next generation of human-guided
autonomous drone operating systems through a combat vehicle-mounted drone simulator,
Thus, enabling operators to perform multiple missions utilizing XTEND’s operating system
for all required convoy protection scenarios- from C-UAS to C-IED.
About XTENDER Gen2
The upcoming tactical multi-payload platform will be built upon the XTENDER micro-tactical
ISR platform, with built-in resilient indoor-outdoor navigation and AI capabilities, enabling
remote completion of missions while keeping forces out of danger. Powered by XTEND’s
XOS unique human-centric operating system, the XTENDER features complete localization
and situational awareness, using the most advanced virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR)
technologies, coupled with breakthrough AI and machine learning flight algorithms, bringing
the metaverse to the modern battlefield.
The XTENDER Gen2 boasts powerful edge computing capabilities, providing onboard sensor
fusion and localization that enable the drone to fly in any environment easily. The new
onboard mission computer also enables the drone to run distributed AI-driven applications,
providing the operator with real-life actionable intelligence, such as target classification,
verification, and tracking.