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Perennial Autonomy wins Pentagon drone competition with large margin

Eric Schmidt's Perennial Autonomy won the deep strike category of the Department of War's Gauntlet II competition.

US drone company owned by Google's former CEO won a Department of War competition with a huge lead — but that was not the biggest surprise
File photo US drone company owned by Google's former CEO won a Department of War competition with a huge lead — but that was not the biggest surprise Photo: TechRadar

Company secures top position

Perennial Autonomy, a firm founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, took first place in the latest test. The company achieved an impressive result while keeping its fiercest competitors at a distance.

Score leads all entrants

The drone maker earned 80.1 points to finish ahead of the next-best competitor by 9.2 points. All four participants in this round were directly connected to Ukrainian drone manufacturers.

Other firms miss list

A previous winner from Gauntlet I failed to place in the top five during this event. Ukraine's SkyFall finished fourth indirectly through its British partner Skycutter in the deep strike category.

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