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The ASX-listed company has secured a new contract to deliver a drone defeat system to a critical infrastructure agency in the US.
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The unnamed ‘high profile’ federal agency has placed an initial order for a portable drone defeat system.
This marks DroneShield’s first deal with a US critical infrastructure agency amid a rise in drone threats, including terrorist activity and illicit surveillance.
The order is expected to serve as a reference case for follow-on sales with the US agency and other potential customers.
“US government, through its various agencies, is the single largest counter-drone customer globally,” Oleg Vornik, DroneShield’s CEO, said.
“Smaller orders such as this are an important initial step-stone commitment, leading to larger acquisition programs following the evaluation process.
“We have now successfully been through this sequence with other government customers, both in the US and globally.
This latest contract forms part of DroneShield’s broader expansion in the US, particularly via government agencies.
DroneShield has also been active in other markets, securing a two-year defence contract worth $3.8 million from an undisclosed Five Eyes country in June.
Approximately $2 million of the total contract value is scheduled for the June and September quarters of 2021.
DroneShield develops unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and countermeasure platforms, designed to enhance detection and early countermeasure capability.
The firm’s defence products include DroneGun, which provides directional antennas in a lightweight robust rifle style design, featuring a control panel user interface to select and engage the range of jamming frequencies for target defeat.
Last month, DroneShield partnered with US-based firm Zenith AeroTech, in a bid to broaden its offering to include counter-drone capabilities delivered via tethered aerial vehicles (TAV).
As part of the collaboration, Zenith AeroTech is expected to deploy DroneShield’s DroneSentry-C2 command-and-control ecosystem and a miniaturised radar into its TAV platforms, supporting counter drone or drone swarm attacks.
According to the firm, the partnership would enhance longer range drone detection and countermeasure capabilities.
[Related: DroneShield wins $3.8m defence contract]
Charbel Kadib
News Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media
Prior to joining the defence and aerospace team in 2020, Charbel was news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business, where he covered developments in the banking and financial services sector for three years. Charbel has a keen interest in geopolitics and international relations, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism. Charbel has also completed internships with The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts and public relations agency Fifty Acres.
