NEW YORK – May 5, 2026 – Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”), a leader in advanced networking solutions, announced today that AEVEX, a defense technology company providing autonomous unmanned systems and mission solutions for U.S. and allied customers, has joined Persistent’s Wave Relay® Ecosystem. AEVEX is integrating the Wave Relay® MANET into its Atlas unmanned aerial system (UAS) and its Mako and Mako Lite unmanned surfaced vessels (USVs).
• Atlas is a Group II UAS supporting ISR and precision-strike mission variants;
• Mako and Mako Lite are modular unmanned surface vehicles equipped for ISR, maritime sensing, communications relay, and mission?tailorable payloads.
The Wave Relay® Ecosystem is an industry alliance of unmanned systems and sensor companies leveraging the Wave Relay network to unite warfighters and battlefield technology on a common fabric of connectivity.
“Prior to AEVEX joining the Ecosystem, our Wave Relay® MANET was integrated into their Atlas UAS, which was selected for the Army’s Launched Effects-Short Range program following successful testing,” said Ed Fahrenkrug, Director of Programs at Persistent Systems. “We are excited to be partnering with a leader in precision strike unmanned systems and build on the Army’s success to meet future operational needs.”
The addition of AEVEX extends the Wave Relay® Ecosystem across a broader set of unmanned platforms. Persistent believes autonomoussystems will soon outnumber warfighters on the battlefield, and networking systems, sensors, and warfighters into a common operating picture will require both resilience and high networkscalability. The Wave Relay® MANET provides that scalable communication fabric today.
“We chose Persistent’s Wave Relay® MANET for communications because of its high scalability, resilience to Electronic Warfare (EW),collaborative behavior, targeting, and intelligence collection,” said Chris Robinson, Vice President of Business Development at AEVEX. “Additionally, Persistent’s Cloud Relay™ capability supports global connectivity in contested environments.”
With AEVEX as the 20th Wave Relay® Ecosystem partner, the Wave Relay® MANET has become the standard network uniting unmanned systems, sensors, devices, and warfighters on a global fabric of connectivity.