What Happened
Companies Collaborate to Bring SwarmOS to Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Palladyne AI and Orkid Tech have announced a collaboration to integrate Palladyne AI’s Palladyne Pilot and SwarmOS autonomy software with Orkid’s fixed-wing UAV platform. The partnership aims to develop integrated drone systems for the U.S. Department of War and commercial industrial markets, including oil & gas, power, wildfire management, and public safety. The companies will combine Orkid’s proven, NDAA-compliant VTOL fixed-wing UAV platform with Palladyne AI’s autonomy software, enabling fixed-wing systems to operate autonomously and respond to evolving circumstances in real-time. This development was first reported by sUAS News.