Areté

Areté is a leading developer of drone- and unmanned systems-based sensing solutions and counter-UAS systems that provide unparalleled levels of awareness and protection for military and defense forces.

Leveraging cutting-edge science and engineering and a wealth of multi-domain expertise, we have provided our products in support of all four primary branches of the U.S. military, as well as the Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. intelligence community.

UAV & Ground Solutions

LiSA

Situational awareness LiDAR for degraded visual environments

LiSA  (Lidar for Situational Awareness) is an airborne sensor that is designed to provide tactical visibility and understanding of hazards, obstacles, flight paths and landing zones under harsh weather conditions and in degraded visual environments (DVE). With a range of up to 2 km, it delivers real-time 3D spatial awareness, and enables safe operations at night and in the face of heavy rain, fog, snow, sand, smoke and more.

The low-SWaP solution is DO-178C certified, emits no RF, and is not detectable in the visible band or by NVG sensors.

AIMS

Remote location, characterization and monitoring of human casualties

AIMS (Automated Image-based Monitoring System) is a platform-agnostic system that can be installed on a range of UAS or UGV platforms to provide real-time detection of humans and monitoring of vital signs without the need for contact sensors. Running on low-SWaP COTS computing hardware, it offers a very high positive detection rate and an extremely low false alarm rate.

The powerful system can automatically detect and geolocate human bodies at up to 500ft away, and can identify body positions and detect heart and respiration rates as well as wounds. It is TAK-compatible and is ideal for battlefield medicine as well as first responders and SAR teams.

TANDOM

Real-time sensor fusion & tactical display output

TANDOM (Tactical ANalytic Decision Optimization Module) provides real-time fusion capabilities for any application requiring immediate integration of multiple sensors and sensor modalities, including chemical, radiological, biological, video, and environmental. Designed to reduce cognitive burden, it allows operators to focus on high-confidence events, enabling swifter decision making and detecting events that may previously have been missed.

The TANDOM software runs on a mini-PC using industry-standard I/O protocols, and automatically fuses diverse sensor inputs into an intuitive tactical display with an exceptionally low false alarm rate.

ALLSEEN

AI & deep learning-powered automatic target recognition

ALLSEEN (Areté Learned Likelihood Statistical Error Estimation Network) is a powerful AI- and deep learning-powered automatic target recognition (ATR) software that enables simultaneous detection, localization and characterization of objects within a scene. Fast, retrainable, and scalable, it provides operators with meaningful confidence estimates, thus reducing cognitive burden.

ALLSEEN can be easily integrated into a variety of UAV and UGV platforms, and is sensor-agnostic with only limited communication bandwidth requirements.

Maritime & Naval Solutions

AMSI

Advanced multispectral maritime imaging for minefield & obstacle identification

AMSI (Advanced Multispectral Imager) is a state-of-the-art sensing solution designed to provide real-time detection of mines and obstacles in littoral environments through the surf zone. Intended as an update for the proven AN/DVS-1 COBRA system, it incorporates a passive multispectral sensor and a powerful real-time processing unit with over 287 TFLOPS of performance.

PILLS

Bathymetric LiDAR for littoral surveillance & coastal mapping

PILLS (Pushbroom Imaging LiDAR for Littoral Surveillance) is a Joint ONR NAVAIR-funded SBIR program that provides unparalleled capabilities for high-resolution bathymetric data collection, and is ideal for both defense and commercial requirements.

The low-SWaP sensors have been deployed on both the Seahunter and Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS, and can be used to carry out hydrographic surveys, detailed coastal and nearshore mapping, and alternate detection missions.

VCM

Maritime surveillance payload for tactical UUVs

VCM (Video ATR Common Module) is a modular passive EO wet payload for UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles), enabling real-time high-accuracy automatic target recognition and maritime surveillance. The system utilizes a suite of powerful algorithms that provide a range of functionality including video enhancement, video mosaicking. image compression and LED lighting control.

The low-SWaP payload features onboard data storage and archival capabilities.

Counter-UAS Solutions

Basilisk

360-degree detection of individual UAS threats & drone swarms

Basilisk is a passive electro-optical detection and tracking solution that provides 360-degree coverage against a wide range of modern drone threats, including individual drones as well as multiple swarms in high-clutter environments.

The device provides reliable operation at distances of up to 5 km, and requires just 2 pixels per detection.

The low-SWaP system is composed of a modular sensor head, ruggedized off-board processor, and COTS hardware running multiple neural network classifiers for low false alarm rates and high detection confidence.

ART

Radar processing framework for counter-drone surveillance

ART (Areté Radar Tracker) is a radar processing framework designed to provide enhanced counter-UAS processing capabilities for modern micro-radar platforms. Scalable and customizable for a wide range of requirements, it provides significantly increased Range-to-Detect and improved performance against slow-moving and low-radar cross section targets.

The software runs on low-SWaP processing hardware, and can be used to support cued target tracking and multi-sensor tracking.