Company / Technology
Auterion
Developer of an open, vendor-agnostic operating system and autonomy software for military drones.
Munich, GermanyTechnology systems
About the company
About Auterion
Auterion develops software that serves as an operating system for unmanned systems, designed to run on hardware from different manufacturers. Its products add autonomy functions and allow mixed fleets of drones to be operated and networked through a common software layer.
The company has sites in Munich and Arlington, Virginia. Its software is used by defence customers including the US and UK armed forces, the German Bundeswehr and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the news4 stories

FPV drones for Ukraine: Germany pays for 50,000 Shrike from Skyfall
Around 90 million euros from Germany is going into 50,000 FPV drones for Ukraine. The model supplied is the Shrike from Skyfall, equipped with Auterion software for automatic target tracking.

Drone operating system: Rheinmetall and Auterion conclude multi-year agreement
A common drone operating system is to unify unmanned systems in the air, on land and at sea: Rheinmetall contributes experience from Luna NG and Aladin, Auterion its field-proven software.

AI drones in series production: Ukrainian makers and Helsing bring autonomous strike drones to the front
Jam-resistant, cheap and in large numbers: according to the Wall Street Journal and Bild, AI drones in Ukraine are moving from trials to mass production. At the centre are Auterion's Skynode S module and 4,000 drones from Helsing.

AI drones in Ukraine: how artificial intelligence is changing drone warfare
According to Russian sources, Ukraine has gained a drone advantage of at least 6:1 with the help of artificial intelligence. An overview of AI drones for reconnaissance and attack on both sides – and why caution is advised with the videos.