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Autonomous Systems Integration for Multi Domain Defense Operations
Elbit Systems combines its manufacturing infrastructure with specialized autonomous architectures from FUSE to advance multi platform digital infrastructure in contested operating environments.
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The deployment of autonomous platforms in defense networks requires centralized operational control and resilience against signal disruption. Through the organizational integration of internal autonomy division FUSE and defense manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd, technical frameworks have been established to allow single operators to coordinate distributed aerial and ground formations.
System Architecture and Operational Mechanics
At the center of the operational framework is Dominion-X, an AI-powered unified operating system engineered for One2Many control. The platform functions without reliance on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals, maintaining mission stability through onboard inertial logic, advanced visual positioning, and automatic target recognition (ATR) algorithms.
The software architecture operates over a shared mission data network, linking unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) directly with crewed assets. Real-time telemetry and target parameters exchange continuously between nodes, enabling automated sensor-to-shooter cycles and manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) without exceeding the bandwidth constraints of tactical communication links.
Deployment Roles and Technical Responsibilities
The division of responsibilities utilizes the engineering and hardware scale of both entities:
- Elbit Systems Ltd supplies the underlying manufacturing infrastructure, physical combat vehicles, hardware integration protocols, and compliance frameworks for existing military command structures.
- FUSE engineers the algorithmic core, autonomous payload control kits, edge computing integration, and cross-platform communication software.
Field implementation covers tactical aerial units—such as the THOR, Magni-X, and X-intra vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) systems—and modular ground autonomy kits configured for off-road maneuvering and teleoperation.
Operational Applications and Field Deployment
The combined system is deployed with armed forces in Israel, the United States, and Europe across several operational profiles:
Operational Applications and Field Deployment
The combined system is deployed with armed forces in Israel, the United States, and Europe across several operational profiles:
- Reconnaissance and strike missions using autonomous drone swarms for maneuvering forces.
- Urban operations deploying expendable unmanned systems to identify and engage fortified positions.
- Armored wingman formations where unmanned ground vehicles operate alongside mechanized units to provide perimeter screening and electronic warfare support.
- Border defense leveraging networked fixed and mobile autonomous sensors over extended operational areas.
Hardware platforms governed by the operating architecture have accumulated more than 1,000,000 operational flight hours and over 100,000 autonomous ground operation hours. This integration framework allows defense forces to field autonomous units without altering core command structures, reducing communication latency and limiting personnel exposure in high-risk tactical zones.
Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.
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Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.
www.elbitsystems.com
