On December 18, BigBear.ai announced a strategic partnership with C Speed, LLC, a U.S.-based leader in radar and defense solutions, and a NewSpring Holdings’ platform company. Together, the companies will integrate BigBear.ai’s ConductorOS AI orchestration platform with C Speed’s software-defined LightWave Radar (LWR) system to deliver intelligent, autonomous, and real-time threat detection and decision support for global defense and homeland security partners.
The collaboration focuses on integrating AI-enabled threat detection, reporting, and response solutions into C Speed’s LWR suite of surveillance radars supporting air and missile defense, and counter-UAS (cUAS) applications. C Speed’s American-made radars are available now and currently deployed across multiple Department of Homeland Security, Department of War and international partner missions, as both aerostat-based and tower-based solutions. The partnership is expected to leverage BigBear.ai’s expanding presence across all geographic markets, including the Middle East, from BigBear.ai’s new office in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Both companies have common strategic growth objectives across key U.S. Customs and Border Protection, national security, and critical Department of War missions.
“Securing complex borders and high-consequence environments requires intelligent systems that can sense, understand, and respond at machine speed,” said Kevin McAleenan, CEO of BigBear.ai. “Our partnership with C Speed brings more secure, mission-ready AI directly to the edge—advancing situational awareness, automation, and officer support for the most demanding national security missions.”
“Together with BigBear.ai, C Speed is redefining rapid system deployment to empower the U.S. government and its allies in safeguarding national security through advanced domain awareness capabilities,” said Kevin McLaughlin, CEO of C Speed. “Infusing BigBear.ai’s autonomous capabilities with our LightWave Radar architecture is an integrated solution that can enhance speed and accuracy across national security, homeland, defense and international partners.
Source: BigBear.ai
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