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OpenWorks & Walaris Broaden AI Options for Counter Drone Systems

OpenWorks partners with Walaris to integrate AirScout AI into Vision Flex, expanding modular Counter-UAS options with edge processing, sensor fusion, and enhanced tracking

OpenWorks Engineering will collaborate with Walaris to broaden artificial intelligence capabilities within its Counter-UAS solutions.

The partnership will see Walaris’ AirScout AI module integrated as an alternative option to OpenWorks’ own proven SkyAI technology, giving end-users of the Vision Flex system greater choice in how they approach classification and tracking.

James Cross, OpenWorks Engineering Chief Commercial Officer, said, “Collaboration with Walaris will further the utility of our offering, allowing customers who already use their software to deploy products from OpenWorks. It also gives Walaris access to our full range of optical systems. We’ve have a strong working relationship with Walaris since we started this journey in 2023, and we look forward to further aligning our capabilities for the benefit of end-users.”

Kyle Meloney, Walaris Chief Executive Officer, added, “Walaris and OpenWorks already share a strong relationship. The seamless integration of AirScout into Vision Flex deepens our technical collaboration, empowering customers with the flexibility to choose the tools best suited to their requirements and creating a powerful combination from which many end users will benefit.”

Vision Flex is OpenWorks’ flagship product, deployed worldwide for counter-drone operations. As a modular system, it can integrate a variety of electro-optical sensors, third-party primary detectors, and effectors, allowing customers to tailor configurations to specific mission requirements. By incorporating AirScout, OpenWorks enhances this adaptability even further, ensuring operators can select the Artificial Intelligence solution that best aligns with their operational focus.

Since 2018, OpenWorks has delivered its own SkyAI module to customers across the globe, providing advanced object classification and tracking. While SkyAI will continue to be offered, the company emphasizes modularity, enabling users to combine hardware and software components to maximize effectiveness. The integration of Walaris’ computer vision AI, sensor data fusion, and graphical user interface can now be achieved directly within OpenWorks systems without the need for an additional server. This reduces requirements for hardware, space, and power, easing the logistics burden for operators.

Walaris’ AirScout AI is designed for edge processing, locally fusing data from deployed sensors and running billions of computations in real time to rapidly identify known patterns or objects. Already deployed with customers across Europe and North America, AirScout has demonstrated strong performance in operational environments.

Source: Unmanned Systems Technology