ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Applications Laboratory recently awarded a $1 million contract to ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC to develop a modular, artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered electromagnetic sensing payload prototype for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). ANDRO Chief Scientist-Chief Technology Officer Jithin Jagannath and Chief Research Officer of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab Anu Jagannath are spearheading […]
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Applications Laboratory recently awarded a $1 million contract to ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC to develop a modular, artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered electromagnetic sensing payload prototype for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
ANDRO Chief Scientist-Chief Technology Officer Jithin Jagannath and Chief Research Officer of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab Anu Jagannath are spearheading the project, the company announced. The research and development team includes Justin Henney, Suhail Shaik, and Tyler Gwin.
The novel UAS payload concept — named RF-HAWK — performs the job of multiple specialized units using a single, integrated package for in-flight, AI-driven electronic sensing. Utilizing AI models optimized for real-time inferencing at low power, the RF-HAWK’s multitasking and rapid decision-making performance acts as a force-protection multiplier with the ability to operate through highly congested and contested signal/spectrum environments.
“ANDRO is excited to collaborate with the Army Applications Laboratory to build technologies that reinforce their strategic objectives in the electronic-sensing technology space,” ANDRO President Andrew Drozd said in the contract announcement. “By extending such capabilities to autonomous UAS platforms, RF-HAWK delivers a transformative advantage for dismounted soldiers, offering on-demand electronic sensing capabilities without increasing logistical burden and cost, underscoring the Army’s commitment to advance sensing resilience and achieving operational dominance in modern contested environments. I envision production-level RF-HAWK capabilities with future returns on investment in the multi-million dollar range and growth of ANDRO’s tech portfolio.”
