Ondas has received a $6.9-million order from the Australian Department of Defence for portable counter-drone systems designed to be operated by a single user.
The contract covers DTIM counter-small unmanned aircraft system kits that combine drone detection, tracking, identification, and electronic mitigation capabilities in a single deployable package.
HIFraser, Ondas’ Australian distributor, supported the bid.
The award was formally presented to DZYNE Technologies, which Ondas acquired earlier this month and is now integrated into Ondas Sentinel, the company’s US defense business.
According to Ondas, the kit can detect drones at distances of more than 25 kilometers (15.5 miles), depending on operating conditions.
Operators can use the system to monitor unmanned aircraft, receive real-time threat alerts, identify detected platforms, and disrupt hostile drones.
It uses software-assisted identification tools and a threat library to help classify detected aircraft.
Data can also be displayed through the Tactical Assault Kit, or TAK, a mapping and situational-awareness platform used by military and security personnel.
An optional capability is designed to interfere with position, navigation, and timing signals, which drones rely on for navigation.
Boosting Counter-Drone Capabilities
The order comes as Canberra expands investment in systems designed to protect troops, military installations, and critical infrastructure from small drones used for surveillance, targeting, and attack.
In May, Australian engineering firm Hydrix signed a contract worth up to 1.2 million Australian dollars ($854,000) with NIOA Group to support the development of a counter-uncrewed aerial system payload for small drones.
Works cover the design, development, and integration of a telemetry-enabled package that combines an inertial proximity fuze with a kinetic effector.
The procurement follows Australia’s selection of Leidos as systems integration partner for the 1.3-billion Australian dollar ($840 million) Project Land 156 counter-drone program.
