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XTEND WINS A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF WAR (DOW) CONTRACT TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER AI-ENABLED AFFORDABLE CLOSE QUARTER MODULAR ONE-WAY ATTACK DRONE (OWA) KIT
Next generation ACQME-DK lethal sUAS kits with training will be purpose built and provided to Department of War small tactical team operators to help increase their precision strike lethality & survivability when conducting assigned irregular warfare operations in complex urban terrain and rural confined spaces.
The company will deliver training, spares, maintenance and production from its Tampa, FL headquarters, providing an important domestic source of supply.
Swarm-based autonomy is rapidly reshaping modern warfighting doctrine, shifting from single-platform control to distributed, collaborative robotic systems performing complex missions at the tactical edge. Remote-operated swarms deliver precision, lethality, and survivability effects deep inside contested battlespaces without risking personnel or relying on fragile beyond-line-of-sight links.
XTEND's focus on one–way attack loitering munition delivers lethality at low cost–per–kill, aligns with Secretary of War Hegseth's Directives.
"This is the first operational system in the world that allows one operator to command and deploy swarms of AI enabled tactical drones remotely, with resilient Fiber Optic-plus-RF dual-comms precision and zero-latency control," said
Aviv Shapira , Co-Founder & CEO of XTEND. "After years of real combat deployments across five war zones, this is not a concept – it is a battle-proven system, lessons learned and applied, that gives war fighters reach and unparalleled tactical overmatch."
"Our XOS unifies sensors, radars, payloads, and third-party features and apps into a single AI-driven mission backbone," said Rubi Liani , Co-Founder & CTO. "This program extends that advantage deeper into complex terrain, scaling both precision and survivability through fully coordinated swarm behavior."
XTEND is a world leader in battle-proven AI robotics, trusted by the U.S. Department of War and the IDF. At its core is XOS – the XTEND operating system – merging human intent with AI autonomy to turn mission goals into coordinated robotic action. With over 10,000 systems deployed across air, land, and sea in more than 32 countries, XTEND's platforms remove soldiers from harm's way while delivering zero-learning-time, multi-mission capability. From close quarters combat to coordinated swarm operations, XTEND's drones execute complex missions even without GPS or communications. Scaled through its local-production model, and a global manufacturing network spanning the U.S., Israel , Europe , and Singapore , XTEND is now expanding its proven defense technologies into private security and critical infrastructure protection.
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