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Palladyne AI and Orkid Tech Partner to Extend Palladyne™ Pilot and SwarmOS™ Autonomy Platform to Fixed-Wing UAVs

  • Palladyne AI & Orkid Tech announced a partnership to integrate Palladyne's Pilot & SwarmOS software with Orkid's NDAA-compliant fixed-wing VTOL UAVs.
  • This collaboration marks Palladyne AI's first fixed-wing UAV partnership, extending its autonomy platform to a new aircraft class.
  • The combined systems enable true autonomous operations that respond in real-time to evolving conditions, rather than relying solely on preprogrammed waypoints.
  • The integrated solution supports multi-aircraft swarms operable by a single pilot while reducing cognitive load.
  • Target markets include the U.S. Department of War & commercial sectors such as oil & gas, power, wildfire management, & public safety.
  • Orkid's platform features runway-independent takeoff/landing, rapid deployment, & modular payload flexibility for various sensors.
  • Palladyne AI's embodied AI technology allows for distributed tasking, degraded-communications resilience, & human-on-the-loop decision-making.
  • The companies successfully completed a joint field exercise demonstrating SwarmOS capabilities in real-world scenarios with military personnel.