Airobotics Acquires Iron Drone Asset, Unveils New Counter Drone System at World Police Summit
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DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby
Ondus Holdings today announced its subsidiary aero robotics Completed Asset Acquisition for Autonomous Counter Drone Systems Specialist iron droneThe new system will be unveiled at the World Police Summit in Dubai, March 7-9.
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Ondas will integrate Iron Drone’s anti-drone technology into the Ondas Autonomous Systems business unit. Alongside its Optimus System™, Ondas offers government-grade drone solutions for security and critical infrastructure protection and surveillance.
The transaction provides Ondas with new revenue opportunities as it taps into the growing public safety, homeland security and defense markets. Together, the companies will provide customers with an integrated security platform that can intercept hostile drones in a variety of environments. Iron Drone technology is available as a standalone technology product or as an addition to the Optimus System™ urban drone infrastructure.
Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas, said: “The combination of Airobotics and Iron Drone represents a new revenue opportunity for Ondas in a number of growth markets. We provide our continuing list of customers with the solutions they are looking for.”
Meir Kliner, President of Ondas Autonomous Systems, said: “We have already been approached by a variety of potential customers looking for a reliable, non-weaponized anti-drone solution. It relies on elimination, which makes it effective against pre-programmed hostile drones and UAVs that do not rely on operator radio links, and its low collateral signature makes it ideal for airports, populated areas, It can operate in areas where the use of jamming is prohibited, such as critical infrastructure.With the Iron Drone, threats can be neutralized while Optimus drones are utilized for surveillance, observation and video surveillance.”
Recently, terrorists and criminal elements are increasingly using drones and other small UAS to attack and disrupt strategic installations, major events, and city centers. Designed to protect assets from hostile drones and UAVs, iron drone system is a fully automatic interception system that can eliminate small drones without the use of GPS or RF jamming. Launched from a designated pod, interceptor drones fly autonomously toward their target based on initial radar guidance, using advanced AI vision to lock onto the target. Drones track and neutralize targets, capture them with nets and parachutes, and bring them safely to the ground. The entire process is fully automated and does not require a human pilot.
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