Palladyne AI partners with Orkid Tech to integrate autonomy software into fixed-wing UAVs - PDYN News | RalliesPalladyne AI partners with Orkid Tech to integrate autonomy software into fixed-wing UAVs
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PDYN• Palladyne AI to integrate autonomy software into Orkid Tech UAV platform
- Palladyne AI partnered with Orkid Tech to integrate Palladyne Pilot and SwarmOS autonomy software into Orkid’s fixed-wing VTOL UAV platform.
- Collaboration targets integrated drone systems for the U.S. Department of War, aiming to expand into defense procurement programs.
- The deal extends Palladyne’s autonomy platform into fixed-wing aircraft, adding a new growth vector for its hardware-agnostic software model.
- The companies plan multi-aircraft swarm operations controlled by a single pilot, positioning the system as higher autonomy than waypoint-based flight.
- Orkid contributes an NDAA-compliant, long-range platform with modular payloads, supporting deployment across defense and industrial use cases.
