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The ASX-listed firm has been authorised to sell its counter-drone technology to the Brazilian government.
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In a note to shareholders, DroneShield confirmed it has commenced expansion into the Brazilian market, after receiving formal approval from Anatel — the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency.
Anatel has issued the concession of new radio frequencies, leveraged by DroneShield’s counter-drone technology.
Off the back of the approval, DroneShield has completed the delivery of a quantity of its DroneGun Tactical units to Brazilian government.
The DroneGun is built with 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.
DroneShield CEO Oleg Vornik reflected on the significance of the firm’s expansion into the South American marketplace.
“Brazil is a large and sophisticated market for military and security equipment, and we are pleased to commence active presence in the country, deploying equipment to the customers,” he said.
“We look forward growing our presence in Brazil with the urgent counter-drone requirements mirroring what we are seeing in other countries.”
This latest announcement follows the delivery of DroneShield’s 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 also recently secured 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.
[Related: DroneShield delivers long-range sensor technology to Army]
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.
