XTEND's SCORPIO 1000 systems completed the British Army's first long-range autonomous strike missions with live kinetic payloads during Ex RHINO BIZZ, validating AI-driven autonomy for 2 PARA at distances up to 7.5 km.
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XTEND, the software and AI robotics company, supported the British Army's Ex RHINO BIZZ, a large drone and electronic warfare exercise at the BATUS training area in Alberta, Canada. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) used five of XTEND's SCORPIO 1000 systems in seek-and-strike missions, the company said Wednesday.
The exercise brought together roughly 350 soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade. It combined autonomous systems, electronic warfare, contested communications and human-machine teaming. XTEND's systems were the only autonomous platforms allowed to operate with live kinetic payloads during the exercise. The units successfully validated engagements at 3.6 kilometers, 6.5 kilometers and 7.5 kilometers.
Those distances represent the British Army's first long-range autonomous strike missions with live weapons, according to XTEND. The company said the SCORPIO 1000 units were operated independently by 2 PARA's UAS Platoon without XTEND operational support.
"Modern warfare is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in generations," said Aviv Shapira, co-founder and CEO of XTEND. "Military advantage will increasingly belong to forces capable of integrating software-defined autonomy into everyday operations." The exercise shows how AI-powered autonomy is moving from demonstrations to operational capability, he added.
The milestone builds on a live-fire demonstration earlier this year with 2 PARA, which marked the first live firing of an uncrewed aerial system by British forces in UK airspace. XTEND opened a sovereign UK XFAB manufacturing and support facility in Swindon to support local production.
Ofer Shahaf, general manager of XTEND UK, said the collaboration progressed from proof-of-concept to independent operational employment by frontline soldiers. The confidence built through close work with British defense stakeholders underpinned the move, he said.
XTEND's SCORPIO 1000 runs on the company's XOS platform, an AI-driven autonomy system that reduces training requirements for operators. The company has deployed more than 10,000 systems across 30 countries.
JFB Construction Holdings (JFB), which is merging with XTEND in an all-stock transaction, issued the release. After the deal closes, the combined company is expected to be renamed XTEND AI Robotics and trade under the ticker XTND.
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