Russian drone maker ZALA has presented Arsenal, a universal hardware and software platform installed directly on board its uncrewed aircraft, CNews reported.
The platform carries its own high-performance computer and works with all ZALA drone types, processing video streams and thermal data during flight. The company said this reduces dependence on radio link bandwidth and removes the need for constant transmission to a ground station.
Software modules autonomously search for, detect, classify and track objects in video and thermal imagery, and can guide loitering munitions. The platform computes the speed, size, direction and distance of moving objects in real time.
Alternative navigation systems let the drone determine its position without satellites, day and night. ZALA said the technology is already in demand for tasks from infrastructure monitoring and road control to search and rescue and special missions.
Background
ZALA Aero
Organization
Drone maker producing reconnaissance and strike uncrewed systems, including the Lancet family.
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ZALA Arsenal
Onboard computing platform
ZALA Arsenal is a hardware and software platform that processes video and thermal data on board a drone in flight.
