On 18 January 2023, Israeli Company XTEND announced that it has been awarded a USD 20 million contract by the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) to further develop and provide the XTEND Operating System (XOS) for UAVs.
The joint project is being undertaken in collaboration with the Israel Ministry of Defense – Directorate of Defense Research & Development (IMOD DDR&D), and aims to enable operators to command multiple UAVs simultaneously, and also offering support for virtual reality (VR), automation, and third-party apps. XTEND had previously signed a similar contract with the US Department of Defense, aimed at enabling operators to simultaneously control multiple UAVs.
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