XTEND and Spleenlab Announce Partnership to Revolutionize Smart AerialSystems with Advanced Own-Navigation Software to NATO Users
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Tel Aviv, Israel / Jena, Germany – July 28, 2025 – XTEND, a world leader in human-guided autonomous drone systems, and Spleenlab, a pioneer in AI-based flight software and autonomous navigation, are proud to announce a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the performance and mission capabilities of XTEND’s smart platforms.
This collaboration combines XTEND’s mission-proven aerial platforms with Spleenlab’s proprietary onboard navigation software, delivering new levels of operational autonomy and resilience in complex and GPS-denied environments. The integration of Spleenlab’s technology to XTEND’s operating system (XOS) and platforms enhances situational awareness and supports a wide range of defense and security missions with greater precision and operator safety.
“Partnering with Spleenlab allows us to push the boundaries of what’s possible in mission-critical UAV operations,” said Aviv Shapira, CEO and Co-Founder of XTEND. “Embedding advanced AI-based navigation directly into our systems, empowers our NATO users dramatically, by making XTEND’s drones more autonomous, intelligent, agile, and effective – while keeping operators out of harm’s way.”
Spleenlab’s cutting-edge VISIONAIRY® software combines AI-based sensor fusion with deep learning models enabling drones to perceive and interpret their surroundings in real time. This empowers XTEND’s aerial systems to independently navigate complex environments, avoid obstacles, and maintain operational effectiveness in GPS-denied zones.
“Our mission has always been to enable safe, scalable, and intelligent autonomy for unmanned and also airborne systems,” said Stefan Milz, CEO of Spleenlab. “Working with XTEND on real-world, high-impact applications is an exciting step forward – and a strong validation of the robustness, performance and flexibility of our navigation software.”
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About Spleenlab
Based in Germany, Spleenlab develops AI-based flight software that enables safe and autonomous navigation for airborne platforms. Its flagship product, VISIONAIRY®, provides perception and situational awareness capabilities for drones, air taxis, and other aerial vehicles operating in complex and GPS-denied environments.
About XTEND
XTEND specializes in human-guided autonomous drone systems that fuse cutting-edge AI with real-time operator input. XTEND’s systems are used by defense and law enforcement agencies worldwide to carry out complex missions in urban and hostile environments with unmatched precision and safety
