ACS, a precision robotics company for defense, today announced the opening of an engineering office in Mountain View, Calif. ACS will recruit elite electrical, software, and computer vision engineers to accelerate the development of autonomous precision capabilities for U.S. and allied forces and critical infrastructure around the world facing the escalating threat of low-cost weaponized drones. The expansion will further strengthen ACS’s existing team of world-class engineers in Austin, Texas, designing, building, and deploying mission-critical systems to defeat hostile drones for a fraction of the cost of conventional interceptors.

“With deep robotics expertise, our engineering team has already solved the incredibly complex problem of building a counter-drone system that is both cost-effective and scalable,” said Mike Wior, co-founder and CEO, ACS. “With military targets and critical infrastructure acutely vulnerable to drone attacks, we will innovate and build with speed to meet this pressing threat. We are tapping into the unique talent market of Silicon Valley to continue to deliver essential capabilities to warfighters as quickly as possible.”

“Our team is built from elite robotics engineers. Silicon Valley is a natural choice for our first engineering office beyond Austin Texas,” said Luke Allen, co-founder and CTO, ACS. “The new office will allow engineers who can’t move to Austin to still join us and help defend America and its allies against attacks by drones.”

ACS announced a major manufacturing expansion in Austin to rapidly scale production of the Bullfrog™ autonomous weapon station, which combines computer vision, autonomous control, and precision robotics with existing weapon systems to provide a scalable counter-drone solution. Bullfrog is deployed with the U.S. Army and Navy and was selected by the Marine Corps for its critical Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) program. A member of the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 CUAS Marketplace, ACS is working in partnership with JIATF 401 to accelerate Bullfrog’s deployment across the U.S. military.

About ACS

ACS is a precision robotics company for defense building autonomous weapon systems to pioneer a new era of security for America and its allies. ACS develops capabilities that combine computer vision, autonomous control, and precision robotics to defeat threats to military targets and critical infrastructure for a fraction of the cost of conventional interceptors. ACS’s flagship product, Bullfrog, is a first-of-its-kind AI-powered weapon station that turns existing weapons into highly accurate counter-drone systems. Bullfrog is deployed with U.S. forces, and ACS holds contracts with the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Command. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, where it has a significant manufacturing base. The company also has offices in Alexandria, Va. and an innovation lab in Huntsville, Ala. For more information, please visit https://www.allencontrolsystems.com.

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