Auterion

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Auterion is a Swiss-American uncrewed vehicle software company. It was founded 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland and later relocated its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia. The majority of its employees and its main research and development center continue to be based in Zurich.

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In 2019 Auterion's PX4 Avoidance was awarded third place at the annual XCELLENCE Awards of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) for Detect & Avoid Solutions. [1]

In September 2020, [2] Quantum-Systems partnered with Auterion to introduce the Vector, a tactical drone designed for portability and field deployment. [3]

Drones equipped with Auterion's software have been extensively used in the Russo-Ukrainian War by Ukrainian forces. [4]

In 2024 Auterion began working with Rheinmetall on the developement of standards for drone software and standardized software components. [5] [6]

In March 2025 secured a United States Department of Defense (DoD) attack drone development contract. [7]

In June 2025 Auterion signed a large deal with the Taiwanese National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to supply drone software. [8] [9] [4] The deal potentially covers millions of drones. [10] [11] Auterion's software has also been integrated with Thunder Tiger's Overkill FPV drone. Thunder Tiger and Auterion's initial agreement covers 25,000 drones for both the Taiwanese and export markets. [12] [13] [14]

In July 2025 Auterion was awarded a 50m contract by the DoD to provide 33,000 artificial intelligence drone guidance kits to Ukraine to be integrated into domestically manufactured drones. [15] [16]

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References

  1. "Winners Named for Second Annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards". Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  2. Hambling, David. "One Company Could Transform U.S. Drone Industry". Forbes . Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  3. "German drone maker Quantum Systems plans US subsidiary to meet government demand". dronedj.com. Drone DJ.
  4. 1 2 Wang, Ann. "Taiwan seals Ukraine combat-tested drone software deal to help deter China". reuters.com. Reuters . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  5. "Rheinmetall, Auterion join forces for drone system standardisation". airforce-technology.com. Airforce Technology. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  6. Gallardo, Cristina. "Rheinmetall, Auterion to Develop Standardized Software for Military Drones". wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  7. Singh, Ishveena. "Auterion lands key DoD contract for One-Way Attack drones". dronedj.com. Drone DJ. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  8. Yeo, Mike. "Auterion signs MoU with Taiwan for drone swarming software". breakingdefense.com. Breaking Defense . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  9. Volpicelli, Gian. "Auterion Strikes Deal With Taiwan for Unmanned Drone Software". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg News . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  10. NAZARENKO, VIKTOR. "Facing China threat: Taiwan to build millions of drones using Ukraine's wartime experience". newsukraine.rbc.ua. RBC-Ukraine . Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  11. CHAU, THOMPSON. "'No alternative' to millions of drones for Taiwan defense: Auterion CEO". asia.nikkei.com. Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  12. Hille, Kathrin. "Taiwan develops suicide drones akin to Ukraine's to defend against China". ft.com. Financial Times. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  13. Liao, Chloe; Wang, Sherri. "Taiwan's Thunder Tiger joins forces with US Auterion to bring AI smarts to drones and unmanned vehicles across air, land, and sea". digitimes.com. Digitimes. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. Nakhiengchanh, Michael. "Taiwan's Thunder Tiger and Auterion to develop AI drones". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News . Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  15. "Auterion says it will provide Ukraine with 33,000 AI drone guidance kits". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  16. Pakhnyuk, Lucy. "Ukraine to receive 33,000 AI drone kits under US defense deal, FT reports". kyivindependent.com. Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2025.