Crow Industries and Parry Labs Partner to Boost Unmanned Military Systems

New integration ensures defense operators maintain command and control of robotic operations even when communications are jammed, disrupted, or denied.

Published on Mar. 5, 2026

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Crow Industries, a U.S. robotics company, has announced a strategic partnership with Parry Labs to integrate the latter's edge compute and autonomy infrastructure into Crow's Fenris Group 2 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). This integration aims to keep unmanned systems connected, protected, and under operator control in contested and communications-denied military environments.

Why it matters

Modern military operations increasingly rely on unmanned systems, but their effectiveness is limited by the ability to maintain reliable command and control when adversaries try to disrupt communications. This partnership addresses this critical vulnerability by providing capabilities to switch communication bands, protect against detection and interference, and ensure operators maintain control even in contested electromagnetic environments.

The details

The integration of Parry Labs' Phantom technology into Crow's Fenris UGVs creates a unified solution that can adapt to changing communication conditions. When one pathway is jammed or disrupted, the system can switch to alternative bands to maintain connectivity. Additional features help protect communications from detection and interference, while enhanced remote control functionality ensures operators maintain control in contested environments.

  • The partnership was announced on March 5, 2026.

The players

Crow Industries

A U.S.-based robotics company developing advanced autonomous systems for the mining, defense, and space sectors.

Parry Labs

A defense technology company delivering open, modular software and precision hardware to enable the U.S. military and its allies to modernize, connect, and deploy new capabilities.

John "JD" Parkes

CEO of Parry Labs.

Dr. James Crowell

Founder and CEO of Crow Industries.

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What they’re saying

“Integrating Phantom into Fenris and bringing their UGVs into the GEMMI ecosystem demonstrates how advanced U.S. technologies can work together to deliver immediate operational advantage.”

— John "JD" Parkes, CEO of Parry Labs

“This partnership with Parry Labs provides the type of technical capabilities our defense customers have been asking for.”

— Dr. James Crowell, Founder and CEO of Crow Industries

What’s next

The partnership extends beyond keeping individual platforms connected, as Crow Industries has also integrated Fenris into Parry Labs' GEMMI (Ground-based Edge Mission Management Infrastructure), creating a unified command center for coordinating multiple unmanned vehicles across different domains.

The takeaway

This partnership between Crow Industries and Parry Labs addresses a critical gap in military operations by ensuring unmanned systems can maintain reliable command and control even when communications are jammed or disrupted by adversaries, providing a significant operational advantage for U.S. and allied forces.