New defense system simultaneously controls air, ground vehicles

Red Cat subsidiary, Teal Drones, has expanded the capabilities of its multi-vehicle platform, with a new partnership that allows Teal to simultaneously control its air and ground-based vehicles.

The partnership with Tomahawk Robotics builds on Teal’s existing 4-Ship platform, which allows a user to operate up to four of Teal’s Golden Eagle drones. The latest update extends the system to allow a single operator to also control land-based rovers and robots, as well as allowing operators to hand over control to one another without shutting down the operation.

“Our partnership with Tomahawk Robotics takes Teal’s 4-Ship to a whole new level – allowing the warfighter in the field to simultaneously control the Golden Eagle and other unmanned vehicles, such as rovers and robots on the ground, as well as other unmanned aircraft – all within a single application on a single pane of glass,” said Jeff Thompson, Red Cat CEO. “Allowing fighters to coordinate an arsenal of unmanned systems in the air and on the ground gives them a significant advantage in finding and subduing the enemy. This is a game changer.”

The ability to pass controls between operators also means that a mission can be adapted to the circumstances, allowing an array of unmanned vehicles to splinter into different groups to maintain surveillance of a target.

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