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DroneShield has announced a new partnership with xReality Group Ltd, aimed at providing eXtended reality (XR)-based counterdrone/C-UAS training capability.
XR includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) — combining physical and digital simulation across the enterprise, defence and consumer markets.
The partnership comes amid growth in demand for XR capability across military and law enforcement.
DroneShield CEO Oleg Vornik, reflected on the importance of XR training amid the rise in drone warfare.
“As the counter-drone industry continues to rapidly grow and develop — evidenced by significant use of small drones by both sides in the Ukraine war — there is an emergent need for counter-drone tactics and training packages for the system operators,” he said.
“As the global leader in the C-UAS sector, DroneShield is well placed to provide the training.
“We are excited to partner with XRG, who have deep experience in defence and law enforcement eXtended Reality training, and work in partnership with our customers to tailor design packages to meet their operational requirements.”
XRG CEO Wayne Jones welcomed the opportunity to develop new training solutions for the modern battlespace.
“Today’s battlefield is evolving quickly making it difficult for front-line defenders to be prepared for all situations,” he said.
“Operator’s solutions are enabling defence and law enforcement to rapidly train for these new situations in realistic, virtual environments.
“We are pleased to be able to add cutting-edge, XR-based Counter Drone training programs to Operator’s product offering, in partnership with the C-UAS market leader, DroneShield.”
This latest partnership comes just days after DroneShield completed a $3.7 million share placement of 18.5 million fully paid ordinary shares with US technology company Epirus Inc.
Accordingly, Epirus has acquired a 4.1 per cent shareholding interest in DroneShield.
Epirus is a software-defined directed energy systems solutions provider. Its suite of offerings includes Leonidas TM solid-state, software-defined high-power microwave (HPM) technology, designed to enable unmatched counter-electronics effects.
DroneShield is expected to leverage the capital to:
- scale up ready inventory and long lead items, to rapidly fulfil anticipated orders;
- continue scaling up engineering and operations to support current momentum; and
- fund general working capital.
[Related: US tech company secures stake in DroneShield]
