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$Ondas(ONDS.US) and $Palantir Tech(PLTR.US) just launched Regna AI, a new company built for sovereign defense AI

$Ondas(ONDS.US) fully owns Regna AI at launch and will be its first customer, running fine-tuned models for autonomous mission orchestration on the edge

$Palantir Tech(PLTR.US) is supplying the training infrastructure on its AIP platform, with both sides doing forward-deployed engineering for government and defense customers

The models are meant to run inside customer environments and on drones, vehicles, and command nodes when connectivity is limited, so mission data never has to leave sovereign control

That is the real pitch. Governments want frontier-style AI without handing training data to a commercial lab, and Regna AI is trying to sell that stack without the hundreds of millions it can take to build a model from scratch

Still early, no revenue figures yet, and $Ondas(ONDS.US) is a small defense name hitching itself to $Palantir Tech(PLTR.US)'s brand, so execution and first deployments are what matter from here

Source: StockMarket.News

📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $Ondas(ONDS.US) Ondas Launches Dronebuster REACH Long-Range Counter-Drone System

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 launches 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿® 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 long-range C-UAS system.

➤ First REACH system is contracted for the 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵.

➤ System supports 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 research, evaluation, and testing activities.

➤ REACH provides higher-power, longer-range 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 drone defeat capabilities.

➤ Capabilities include command disruption, 𝗚𝗡𝗦𝗦 denial, and optional PNT attack.

➤ REACH integrates with 𝗗𝗧𝗜 systems and 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗢𝗦® command-and-control software.

➤ Architecture supports handoff to 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 when necessary.

➤ Dronebuster systems are fielded across more than 𝟱𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

➤ Ondas says more than 𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 units have been delivered worldwide.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Expands Ondas into 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿-𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 counter-drone electronic warfare engagements.

➤ Initial 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆 research contract provides an early government use case.

➤ Extends an installed base exceeding 𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 systems with a new offering.

➤ Strengthens Ondas' layered portfolio spanning detection through kinetic interception.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ondas:

"Dronebuster® is one of the most widely fielded counter-drone systems in the world, and REACH extends that franchise into a segment customers are asking us to fill," said Eric Brock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ondas. "New products like this are how we convert an installed base and a strong pipeline into sustained demand across our C-UAS portfolio."

𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ondas Sentinel:

"Operators keep telling us the same thing: by the time a drone is inside handheld range, they have already lost time they cannot get back," said Ryan Hartman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ondas Sentinel. "REACH pushes the engagement out, gives them room to make a decision, and does it with a system our customers already know how to use."

📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $Ondas(ONDS.US) Ondas Acquires GATE Technologies in Deal Worth Up to $390 Million

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 acquires 𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 and Bron Technologies.

➤ Deal includes $𝟮𝟬𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 upfront plus $𝟭𝟴𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 potential earn-out.

➤ Consideration comprises $𝟭𝟬𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 cash and $𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 Ondas stock.

➤ GATE's technology is integrated into more than 𝟵𝟬 weapon systems.

➤ GATE specializes in 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗮𝗿𝗺 and advanced fuzing technologies.

➤ Ondas expects GATE's 2026 revenue to reach $𝟲𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻.

➤ Revenue is projected to reach $𝟭𝟴𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 by 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴.

➤ Acquired business expected to generate over $𝟭𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 Adjusted EBITDA through 2028.

➤ U.S.-produced finished products are expected in 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

➤ Loitering-munition market could reach $𝟭𝟯.𝟯 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 by 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Adds a 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 component to Ondas' precision-strike technology portfolio.

➤ Expands access to 𝗨.𝗦. and European defense programs and customers.

➤ Poland production provides a 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, non-ITAR manufacturing footprint.

➤ Acquisition increases Ondas' exposure to rapidly expanding 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 demand.

➤ GATE's qualified designs create potential recurring demand as weapon production scales.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸, Chairman and CEO of Ondas:

"GATE is a highly strategic addition to Ondas. Munitions stockpiles are being rebuilt around the world, and a new generation of low-cost, autonomous munitions is becoming a growing part of the battlefield. At the same time, the market is shifting from traditional mechanical fuzes to electronic safe-and-arm devices, which are essential for weapons that are smaller, smarter and software-defined. GATE's RUBI product line and its engineering team have earned a strong position in this market through decades of qualification and integration into more than 90 weapon systems. With Ondas' global go-to-market and operating platform behind it, we believe GATE can capture meaningful market share."

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸, Chairman and CEO of Ondas:

"ESAD components are in tight supply today, and qualified production capacity is a bottleneck for the entire precision-strike supply chain. GATE has earned the trust of a broad base of defense OEMs and weapon programs around the world, and that customer base comes first. Ondas is committed to serving the entire market with low-cost, advanced fuzing capabilities, and we will invest in GATE's capacity, engineering and global reach so it can support more customers and more programs. Combined with GATE's attractive growth and margin profile, we expect this acquisition to generate high returns on invested capital for our shareholders,"

𝗢𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆, Co-CEO of Ondas Autonomous Systems:

"Electronic safe-and-arm and fuzing systems are mission-critical components in modern precision weapons. GATE has built a strategic position in this market through decades of qualification and integration across a wide array of systems. Its technology is deeply designed into customer platforms, creating strong barriers to entry and positioning GATE to benefit as global production of precision-strike systems expands."

I was just looking at the top ten US stocks with the highest short interest. I suddenly saw a familiar name, and only just now noticed the staggering data.$Ondas(ONDS.US) has issued a total of 570.55M shares, with as many as 533.41M shares circulating in the market for trading. In other words, most of the shares are publicly float, yet simultaneously (right now) as many as 234.97M shares are shorted.

According to the latest data from late July, a staggering 41.23% of ONDS's total issued shares are in a shorted state.

For stocks like this, please absolutely do NOT write Covered Calls!

For stocks like this, please absolutely do NOT write Covered Calls!

For stocks like this, please absolutely do NOT write Covered Calls!

Short % of Shares Outstanding (7/31/2026) 41.23%

📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $Ondas(ONDS.US) Ondas to Acquire Aran Defense for Approximately $33 Million

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 will acquire Israel-based 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 for approximately $𝟯𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻.

➤ Deal consideration consists of 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 or Ondas common stock.

➤ Aran Defense expects approximately $𝟮𝟲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 revenue in 2026.

➤ Purchase price represents approximately 𝟭.𝟯𝘅 expected 2026 revenue.

➤ Aran Defense generated $𝟭𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 revenue in 2025.

➤ Acquisition adds approximately 𝟰,𝟰𝟬𝟬 square meters of Israeli manufacturing facilities.

➤ Ondas expects the acquisition to close during 𝗤𝟯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

➤ Deal expands production for 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗨𝗔𝗦, 𝗜𝗦𝗥 and autonomous systems.

➤ Aran Defense is expected to deliver 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗗𝗔 in 2026.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Expands Ondas' 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 capacity in Israel.

➤ Could accelerate production as Ondas' 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and backlog grow.

➤ Adds established engineering, prototyping and 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 capabilities.

➤ Strengthens Ondas' strategy to become a 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 defense company.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸, Chairman and CEO of Ondas:

"As demand across our defense businesses continues to grow, expanding localized manufacturing capacity is becoming increasingly important to our ability to execute," said Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas. "Aran Defense will provide us with an established production platform in Israel that can support multiple Ondas businesses and programs, allowing us to industrialize products faster, increase manufacturing scale and respond more efficiently to customer requirements. This is another important step in building Ondas into a vertically integrated defense technology company with the capabilities not only to develop differentiated technologies, but to manufacture and deliver them at scale."

𝗢𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆, co-CEO of Ondas Autonomous Systems:

"Aran Defense is a world-class engineering and manufacturing organization and its addition to Ondas will allow us to meet the urgent needs of our customers by expanding our scalable manufacturing footprint," said Oshri Lugassy, co-CEO of Ondas Autonomous Systems. "Ondas is committed to delivering timely, low-cost operational autonomous platforms across the market segments we address, and Aran's engineering and manufacturing capabilities are central to that commitment. These capabilities can support the continued development and scaling of our counter-UAS, ISR, loitering munition, autonomous aerial and ground robotic systems, while Aran Defense continues to serve its established governmental and defense-industry customers. This combination is expected to shorten development cycles, strengthen manufacturing readiness and help us deliver integrated autonomous systems at greater scale."

A TON OF THINGS HAPPENED IN THE STOCK MARKET TODAY.

Here's a full recap:

1. SanDisk $Sandisk(SNDK.US) laid out its investor day targets, guiding for mid-to-high teens revenue growth, roughly 80% non-GAAP gross margins, and about 50% adjusted free cash flow margins. The company also expects to return 100% of excess cash to shareholders. SanDisk highlighted its HBF technology as a potential major efficiency unlock for AI inference, saying internal testing showed 1 HBF GPU could run the same model that required 8 HBM GPUs, implying 8x CapEx efficiency, while 4 HBF GPUs matched the token output of 8 HBM GPUs, implying 2x GPU efficiency. $Sandisk(SNDK.US) was up 14%.

2. U.S. PPI came in slightly cooler on the headline number, rising 4.7% YoY versus 4.9% expected and 0.0% MoM versus 0.2% expected. Core PPI was mixed, rising 4.2% YoY versus 4.1% expected, but only 0.2% MoM versus 0.3% expected. Initial jobless claims came in at 209K versus 202K expected, while continued claims were 1.777M versus 1.794M expected.

3. Norway’s $2.3T sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, generated a record $184.3B profit in H1 2026. The fund returned 9.4% over the period, with its 72.1% equity allocation up 13.0%. In Q2 alone, the portfolio gained 11.5%, its strongest quarter since Q2 2020, led by equities returning 16.0% as AI-related names drove performance. Nvidia $NVIDIA(NVDA.US) remained the fund’s largest holding at the end of H1, followed by Microsoft $Microsoft(MSFT.US) and Apple $Apple(AAPL.US). Norway’s fund now owns roughly 1.5% of all publicly listed companies globally and has become one of the world’s largest institutional investors in AI-related stocks.

4. OpenAI’s annualized revenue has reportedly topped $40B, roughly doubling its run rate from the end of 2025, according to Bloomberg. July run-rate revenue rose more than 20% MoM, driven by strength in Codex, subscriptions, and early ad sales, highlighting how quickly OpenAI’s monetization is scaling across both consumer and business lines.

5. Reddit $Reddit(RDDT.US) is set to join the S&P 500 before the open on August 18, replacing AvalonBay Communities $AvalonBay Communities(AVB.US). AvalonBay is being acquired by Equity Residential $Equity Residential(EQR.US), with the combined company expected to remain in the index under the new name Vivmark Residential $Vivmark Residential(VMRK.US). S&P Dow Jones Indices also announced that Sun Communities $Sun Communities(SUI.US) will join the S&P MidCap 400 before the open on August 20, replacing Webster Financial $Webster Financial-Waterbury(WBS.US), which is being acquired by Banco Santander $Banco Santander SA-Spon(SAN.US).

6. The top 10 most active options today by contracts traded were $NVIDIA(NVDA.US) with 2.4M contracts, $Tesla(TSLA.US) with 2.0M contracts, $SpaceX(SPCX.US) with 1.2M contracts, $Micron Tech(MU.US) with 1.0M contracts, $Apple(AAPL.US) with 881K contracts, $Intel(INTC.US) with 863K contracts, $Super Micro Computer(SMCI.US) with 843K contracts, $Netflix(NFLX.US) with 681K contracts, $Palantir Tech(PLTR.US) with 625K contracts, and $Amazon(AMZN.US) with 600K contracts.

7. Ondas $Ondas(ONDS.US) reported Q2’26 revenue of $83.8M, beating estimates of $68M and up 67% QoQ. Adjusted gross margin came in at 50.4%, while adjusted EBITDA was -$50.6M versus -$32M expected. Backlog reached $613M, or $757M pro forma including DZYNE and Cyberhawk, with $175M of new orders in Q2 and another $105M already in Q3 to date. Ondas raised FY26 revenue guidance to $525M–$550M versus $509M expected and guided Q3 revenue to $140M–$155M. The company also pulled forward its profitability timeline, now targeting platform-level adjusted EBITDA profitability by Q4 2026 and company-wide profitability by Q4 2027. Key wins included a $52.9M lethal unmanned strike order, more than $240M of captured orders under a $982M Army IDIQ program, and NASA raising its Stratollite IDIQ ceiling from $45M to $395M.

8. Nu Holdings $NU Holdings(NU.US) reported Q2’26 revenue of $5.51B, beating estimates of $5.23B, up 50.3% YoY. Diluted EPS came in at $0.216 versus $0.20 expected, while net income rose 66.8% YoY to $1.06B. Gross profit increased 51.6% YoY to $2.35B, total assets grew 31.9% YoY to $82.75B, and total interest income and gains reached $4.76B, up 52.1% YoY. On the balance sheet, deposits rose 23.7% YoY to $45.33B, credit card receivables increased 42.1% YoY to $21.49B, loans to customers grew 43.8% YoY to $11.32B, and total equity reached $13.25B.

9. Elon Musk disclosed ownership of 6,418,547,515 SpaceX $SpaceX(SPCX.US) shares in a new SEC filing, representing a 48.4% stake in the company. Based on the filing, Musk’s stake is valued at roughly $908.35B.

10. Nebius $Nebius(NBIS.US) is facing permitting-related delays at its Vineland data center after Hunterbrook reported a second stop-construction order at the site. The first order, issued on August 6, paused LNG tank work, while the second, issued on August 10, paused Bloom Energy $Bloom Energy(BE.US) fuel-cell work after the city said required approvals and permits had not been secured. Nebius said on August 12 that it does not expect a material impact to the project timeline and confirmed that Vineland capacity remains included in its 2026 connected power targets. The main building structure was completed earlier this summer, engineering fit-out is underway, and fuel-cell installation is expected to move quickly once the permitting issues are resolved.

11. OpenAI is replacing chief revenue officer Denise Dresser less than a year after she joined the company. Dresser is leaving to pursue other opportunities, while Dali Rajic, president and COO of Alphabet-owned Wiz, will take over the role. The move marks another major leadership change as OpenAI scales revenue across enterprise, subscriptions, APIs, and new monetization channels.

12. Hedge funds bought $6.8B of U.S. equities last week, the largest weekly purchase in 18 years. As a share of S&P 500 market cap, it ranked as the 9th-largest weekly buy since 2008. This follows $4.8B of purchases the week before, bringing total hedge fund buying to $11.6B over the last 2 weeks, the largest two-week purchase on record. The 4-week average of hedge fund purchases has now risen to $1.8B. Meanwhile, institutional investors sold $1.1B, their second straight weekly sale, while retail investors sold $4.1B, pushing their 4-week average selling to $500M.

WALL STREET IS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.

Source: amit

📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $Ondas(ONDS.US) Ondas Wins Multi-Million-Dollar Israeli Defense Tender for “Digital Bat” Tactical Attack Drones

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗢𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 wins multi-million-dollar strategic tender from Israel's Ministry of Defense.

➤ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘁 will develop next-generation low-cost tactical attack drones.

➤ Ondas will lead 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and production of the new platform.

➤ Program targets scalable deployment across 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀.

➤ Development covers platform, autonomy, software, integration, and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

➤ Program reflects priorities similar to the U.S. 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺.

➤ U.S. Drone Dominance Program is a $𝟭.𝟭 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 initiative.

➤ Award expands Ondas' 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 and precision-strike business.

➤ Ondas sees opportunities across 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹, 𝗨.𝗦. and allied defense markets.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Strengthens Ondas' position as a 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.

➤ Validates demand for 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁, scalable autonomous tactical systems.

➤ Could expand Ondas' exposure to larger 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 programs.

➤ Supports Ondas' broader 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 autonomous defense platform strategy.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸, Chairman and CEO of Ondas:

"This strategic award represents an important validation of the defense technology platform we are building at Ondas and our growing ability to serve as a prime contractor for complex, next-generation defense programs," said Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas. "The Israeli Ministry of Defense operates at the forefront of modern defense technology and has some of the world's most demanding operational requirements. Their selection of Ondas reflects confidence in our internal engineering capabilities, operational experience, and ability to rapidly translate changing battlefield requirements into scalable, mission-ready systems.

"We are seeing a fundamental shift in defense priorities toward affordable autonomous systems that can be produced and deployed at a significant scale," Brock continued. "The U.S. Drone Dominance Program, a $1.1 billion initiative focused on rapidly fielding low-cost unmanned systems, including one-way attack drones, is a clear example of this broader trend. This program reflects similar operational priorities: providing frontline forces with cost-effective, scalable and rapidly deployable tactical attack capabilities. We believe Ondas is well positioned to address this growing requirement across Israel, the United States and other allied defense markets."

𝗢𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆, Co-CEO of Ondas Autonomous Systems:

"This award represents an important opportunity to apply Ondas' autonomous systems capabilities to one of the most important emerging requirements on the modern battlefield," said Oshri Lugassy, Co-CEO of Ondas Autonomous Systems. "Tactical forces increasingly require aerial systems that can be deployed rapidly, integrated directly into operational workflows and adapted as missions and threats evolve. Our approach is to develop the complete operational capability-not simply an individual drone," Lugassy continued. "This includes the platform, autonomy, mission software, system integration, production infrastructure and operational support required to move from development into meaningful field deployment."