Jamie Bennet
BlueHalo is teaming up with the University of Maryland’s MATRIX Lab and UAS Research and Operations Center to develop and test unmanned aerial systems and long-range communication technologies.
The collaborative effort aims to contribute innovations to national security, while cultivating UMD students into talents for the tech and defense industries, the company said.
BlueHalo and UMD will take advantage of existing relationships with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and the Naval Surface Warfare Center to conduct R&D of UAS and communication systems. They will use the MATRIX Lab’s open air-land laboratory and anechoic chamber to test algorithms and radio waveforms.
“With access to world-class resources, faculty, and facilities at the University of Maryland, BlueHalo is looking forward to the work ahead–advancing groundbreaking autonomous innovations, bolstering our national security posture, and creating a robust college-to-career pipeline,” said Jonathan Moneymaker, CEO of BlueHalo and previous Wash100 awardee.
