ARES Security and ONYX Enter Into a Strategic Distribution and Integration Agreement

This agreement allows ARES to embed ONYX technology into its next generation AVERT C2 and mission planning platforms to serve the defense, nuclear and commercial security markets.

VIENNA, Va., March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ARES Security and ONYX announce a technology partnership that integrates the ONYX next generation remote operated ISR and Remote Actuated Weapon (RAW) for non-lethal and lethal deterrence into ARES' AVERT C2 / Mission Planning and Operation (MPO) software that is used by defense, nuclear, and commercial security agencies to protect critical assets and conduct security / military operations. The technology will be available for fixed sites and on mobile semi-autonomous ground-based platforms. Through this agreement ARES has obtained exclusive rights to embed, market and distribute ONYX technology in the Middle East.

US and Allied Militaries have an increased demand for remote autonomy and lethality. The ONYX SENTRY is a multi-functional, multi-caliber, intelligent remote weapon platform designed to be a force multiplier. It is an unmatched solution for the modern battlefield, providing automated target detection and recognition while keeping the human in the loop for lethal engagement. Based on interaction with end-user operators, ONYX has built SENTRY to be lightweight, man packable, and rapidly deployable. SENTRY leverages an advanced imaging system with ATD/ATR to autonomously scan, detect, classify, track, and report any threat for fast and effective tactical action. It may be deployed in an overwatch or terrain denial position to protect friendly forces in the heat of battle, including counter UAV capability. The integrated system combines ONYX's X360 pan and tilt gimbal, remote actuated weapon, intelligent optics, and is secure network agnostic to be agile to operational impact. SENTRY is fully integrated with ATAK and leverages passive ranging to populate targets into the common operating picture. With ARES Security the ONYX multi-functional ISR and Remote Actuated Weapon (RAW) will be fully integrated into the AVERT C2 and AVERT MPO software for fixed site and mobile autonomous operations.

ARES' AVERT C2 integrates autonomous systems, video, alarms, sensors, weapons systems, communications, TAK, etc. into a unified Common Operational Picture providing situational awareness for real-time operations. The software has received DHS Safety Act Certification. The AVERT C2 engine supports over 450 integrations to sensors, detectors, radar, and 3rd party systems. The strength of the system is the ability for military and commercial users to have a common view of the situation, providing a basis for rapid decisions and actionable responses.

ARES' AVERT MPO is COTS technology that provides intelligent mission planning and remote operational control and orchestration for squads of aerial and ground autonomous systems and their respective sensors/weapons/communications from a single pane of glass in a control vehicle or tactical operations center. Autonomous missions, with their respective sensors, are planned and updated through algorithms that have been Accredited by the US Department of Defense (US DoD) through a rigorous Verification and Validation process. AVERT MPO allows autonomous platforms and sensors (EO, IR, PTZ, LIDAR, Radar, CBRNE, etc.) to provide AI object detection, track & follow, and enhance situational awareness by providing map-based alerts. Tactical ISR and lethal / non-lethal effects via manned unmanned teaming (MUM-T) are supported by a two-way TAK integration and a remote one-to-many control of autonomous systems.

"Through this collaboration, customers, in particular branches of the Department of Defense, are now equipped with a decisive tactical advantage across a range of security and defense applications," stated Chris Klaftenegger, CEO of ONYX.

Ben Eazzetta, CEO of ARES Security commented, "By integrating ONYX's next generation automated weapons platforms to ARES' Situational Awareness and Mission Planning technology, ARES provides comprehensive security solutions to our clients in Defense and Nuclear, thereby allowing them to improve security response and battlefield management."

About ONYX

ONYX is a SDVOSB founded in 2017 as a Defense Technology Consulting Firm and evolved in 2019 to develop intelligent systems for the modern warfighter. First provisional patent solutions rolled out for prototype demonstrations in early 2022 and matured to TRL 5 products by Q2 2023. Stability in product lines was achieved in 2023, with initial deployment in 2024. ONYX's solutions portfolio includes the SENTRY, Remotely Actuated Weapon (RAW) & X360 Pan & Tilt Gimbal, and the Rigged Alternate Method Tandem (RAM-T). ONYX has won a Program of Record for the RAM-T with USAF Air Combat Command.

For more information, visit www.onyx-ind.com.

About ARES Security:

ARES Security Corporation is a leading security software company and developer of the Enterprise Security Platform™ that is proven to reduce costs and increase effectiveness in numerous industries. The AVERT® software was first developed in 1999 in coordination with the Defense and Threat Reduction Agency to protect U.S. special weapons stockpiles. The solution has been protecting the country's most critical assets since then. The Enterprise Security Platform consists of multiple AVERT solutions that cover the entire physical security lifecycle including software for security design, assessment, command and control, situation management, building information management, robotic operations, virtual training, and real-time decision support. AVERT solutions have received accreditations from the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy and are also DHS SAFETY Act certified. Government agencies, critical infrastructure and utilities, Fortune 500 corporate enterprises, and commercial clients around the world trust AVERT solutions to secure their people and assets.
For more information, visit www.aressecuritycorp.com.

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