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In a note to shareholders, defence company DroneShield announced the immediate delivery of its long-range sensor technology, RfOne MKII, to the Australian Army.
RfOne MKII is a radio frequency (RF) detection product, which leverages DroneShield’s proprietary detection database.
The system deploys multiple RfOne MKII sensors across different installations, enabling triangulation to accurately position a drone threat on a map.
The platform is primarily built for large sites requiring early detection and direction finding.
“DroneShield is immensely proud to support the Australian Army with its long-range counter-drone strategy,” Oleg Vornik, DroneShield CEO, said.
The quantity and value of the order has not ben disclosed, however the announcement comes just over a month after the firm received a two-year defence contract worth $3.8 million from an unnamed Five Eyes country.
Approximately $2 million of the total contract value were scheduled for the June and September quarters of 2021.
This latest announcement also follows DroneShield’s receipt of a new contract to deliver a drone defeat system to a critical infrastructure agency in the US.
The unnamed ‘high profile’ federal agency placed an initial order for a portable drone defeat system.
The order is expected to serve as a reference case for follow-on sales with the US agency and other potential customers.
The contract forms part of DroneShield’s broader expansion strategy, particularly in the US via government agencies.
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.
[Related: DroneShield wins US federal agency order]
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.
