AUSA 2024: Quantum-Systems targets big 2025 with UAS developments
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
An underlying theme at this week’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, was the need for the industry to work together to guide public perceptions about drones and related technologies.
One of the advocates for this coordinated effort was Anil Nanduri, vice president and general manager of the Drone Group for Intel Corporation.
In his keynote address, Nanduri included a number of examples of how the company’s systems approach is being applied across the drone ecosystem in areas ranging from gas terminal inspection to monitoring polar bears in a changing environment.
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Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
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