防务公司维克托与纳莫防务系统公司周一在美国陆军协会年度会议上宣布，双方已扩大合作关系，将弹药整合到小型无人机中，供美国军方使用。
Defense companies Vector and Nammo Defense Systems announced Monday at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting that they had expanded their partnership to integrate munitions into small drones for U.S. military use.
两家公司今年早些时候首次携手，将纳莫的弹药与维克托的无人机进行配对。扩大后的协议旨在扩大这一工作规模，以帮助解决两家公司所称的对能够运载不仅仅是爆炸载荷的无人机日益增长的需求。
The companies first teamed up earlier this year to pair Nammo’s munitions with Vector’s unmanned aircraft. The expanded agreement aims to scale that work to help address what the companies describe as a growing need for drones that can deliver more than just explosive payloads.
维克托首席执行官兼共同创始人安迪·亚库利斯称这一合作关系“高度互补”，因为他们共同生产的系统反映了“交战人员将如何使用它们的现实情况”。
Andy Yakulis, Vector’s chief executive officer and co-founder, called the partnership “highly complementary” because together they produced a system that reflects “the realities of how warfighters will employ them.”
“战场正要求无人机系统能够做的不仅仅是简单地携带载荷，”他说道，并补充说他们的系统将实现规模化生产，并“根据现实世界的实际需求进行持续改进”。根据维克托的网站，这家总部位于犹他州的公司于2024年由三名退伍军人创立，其中包括亚库利斯，以及后来被红猫公司收购并获得数百万美元军用短程侦察无人机合同的蒂尔无人机公司的创始人。
“The battlefield is demanding unmanned systems that can do more than simply carry a payload,” he said, adding that their systems will be produced at scale and “continuously improved based on real-world requirements.”According to Vector’s website, the Utah-based company launched in 2024 with three veterans, including Yakulis, as well as the founder of Teal Drones, which was later acquired by Red Cat and awarded millions in military contracts for short-range reconnaissance drones.
维克托还供应一种高压电子保险引爆装置，即HV-ESAD，它充当无人机与其弹药之间的电子接口。据两家公司称，该装置能够安全整合和控制使用兼容的弹药。
Vector also supplies a High Voltage Electronic Safe Arm Device, or HV-ESAD, that serves as the electronic interface between the drone and its munition. According to both companies, the device enables the safe integration and controlled use of compatible munitions.
维克托有一款无人机被列入美国国防部的“蓝色名单”中，该名单包括已通过国防部相关评估和军事使用批准程序的无人机系统。
Vector has a drone listed on the Defense Department’s Blue List, which includes unmanned aircraft systems that have undergone the department’s relevant assessment and approval process for military use.
该公司还在国防部最新一轮“无人机统治”计划中名列前五。该计划是一项耗资数十亿美元的倡议，旨在采购能够规模化制造的经济型小型无人机。
The company also placed in the top five in the latest round of the Defense Department’s Drone Dominance program, a billion-dollar initiative to procure affordable small drones that can be manufactured at scale.
纳莫总裁兼总经理安迪·施赖纳表示，“扩大后的协议将使捍卫全球自由的交战人员受益”，因为它将“纳莫在弹药、高能材料和先进制造方面的成熟专业知识与维克托的无人系统能力结合在了一起”。纳莫是一家挪威防务制造商，其美国业务总部设在得克萨斯州（注：原文总部在亚利桑那州，此处保持原文事实），专注于弹药、肩扛式武器和火箭发动机。根据其网站，其产品范围从轻武器弹药到坦克炮弹不等。
Andy Schreiner, the president and general manager of Nammo, said the “expanded agreement will benefit warfighters defending freedom globally” because it combines “Nammo’s proven expertise in munitions, energetics, and advanced manufacturing with Vector’s unmanned systems capabilities.”Nammo, a Norwegian defense manufacturer with U.S. operations headquartered in Arizona, specializes in ammunition, shoulder-fired weapons and rocket motors. According to its website, its products range from small-arms ammunition to tank rounds.
“我们正在汇聚互补优势，以加速开发和生产能够随交战人员需求而演进的集成解决方案，”施赖纳说。
“We are bringing together complementary strengths to accelerate the development and production of integrated solutions that can evolve with warfighter requirements,” Schreiner said.