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Allen Control Systems (ACS), a leader in autonomous precision robotics, today announced the launch of its Innovation Lab which brings together interdisciplinary engineering teams to accelerate the development of next-generation autonomous systems. The company today also announced that Alex Clark, veteran engineering and counter-unmanned aerial system leader and former Senior Director of Advanced Innovations at BlueHalo, has joined ACS as Head of Innovation to lead the Innovation Lab.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a leader in autonomous precision robotics for defense, announced the successful demonstration of its Bullfrog™ robotic weapon station at Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PCC5), held from February 26 to March 16 at Fort Irwin, Calif.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a leader in autonomous precision robotics for defense, today announced it has raised a $30M Series A led by Craft Ventures with participation from existing investors Inspired Capital and Rally Ventures. The capital will accelerate ACS’ engineering growth and support the deployment of Bullfrog™, the company’s autonomous robotic weapon station designed to counter the rise of unmanned threats on the modern battlefield and drive responsible national security.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a leader in precision robotics for defense, today announced the appointment of Clay Armentrout, a distinguished legislative expert, as the company’s Senior Vice President of Government Relations. In this newly created role, Armentrout will lead ACS’ government relations.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a leader in precision robotics for defense, today announced its selection to demonstrate its Bullfrog™ counter-drone robotic gun system at the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office’s (JCO) sixth C-sUAS demonstration.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a leader in precision robotics for defense, has joined the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Invention to Innovation Center (I2C) to drive advancements in autonomous defense technologies. This partnership positions ACS at the heart of North Alabama’s thriving defense and aerospace ecosystem, a region renowned for innovation, military alliances, and cutting-edge research. By collaborating with the University of Alabama in Huntsville, ACS will accelerate research, foster industry-academic innovation, and develop next-generation robotics solutions that redefine the future of autonomous warfare.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), the leading precision robotics defense company, today announced their expansion with an office at the Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA) Innovation Park, a state-of-the-art facility committed to supporting the warfighter and empowering partners in the aerospace, defense, and related industries in Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma. ACS’ FISTA location will serve as a hub for advancing Bullfrog, ACS’ autonomous C-UxS weapon station.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), the leading precision robotics defense company, today announced the appointment of Brice Cooper, former head of U.S. Special Operations Command's counter drone and counterproliferation programs, Department of Defense acquisition expert, and 25-year Army and special operations veteran, as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer. Cooper will lead all government and corporate growth activities for ACS and be a key voice in product development and marketing strategies.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a defense technology leader that has developed the only autonomous counter-drone robotic gun system with unparalleled precision, successfully completed numerous demonstrations of its Bullfrog™ system, including several successful multi-drone engagements at distance during the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Technology Readiness Experimentation 2024 (TREX 24-2). The event, which took place at Camp Atterbury, Indiana from August 19-26, is the premier platform for showcasing and accelerating the deployment of critical defense technologies. TREX 24-2 highlighted that Bullfrog stands alone in the DoD as the only counter-drone solution capable of executing the full detect, track, identify, and defeat kill chain autonomously.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a defense technology company developing counter-drone robotic gun systems, today announced that it has been invited to participate in the U.S. Defense Department’s Technology Readiness Experimentation 2024 (T-REX 24-2), the premier event for assessing and fast-tracking new technologies that the DoD considers critical for warfighting efforts.

Allen Control Systems (ACS), a defense technology company, today announced it has raised $12 million in seed capital led by Craft Ventures with participation from Forum Ventures and Rally Ventures. ACS is developing counter-drone robotic gun systems.