Persistent Systems, LLC announced that AeroVironment's unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) business has joined Persistent's Wave Relay® Ecosystem. The Ecosystem is a growing industry alliance of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), UGVs, and sensor companies all utilizing Persistent's Wave Relay® MANET as their preferred network for command-and-control and communications functions. At the core of the Ecosystem, the Wave Relay® MANET enables tactical teams to receive critical information from unmanned systems and their sensors which facilitates improved decision making, increasing both soldier safety and effectiveness.

According to the agreement between the two companies, the following UGVs will incorporate Persistent's MANET hardware: telemax™ EVO PRO; telemax™ EVO HYBRID; telemax™ EVO PLUS; tEODor™ EVO; and EVO Upgrade Kit. These ruggedized, all-terrain UGVs perform a variety of dangerous missions, including explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), hazardous materials handling (HAZMAT) and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threat assessment.