Ondas Announces Transformative Acquisition of DZYNE Technologies, Establishing the Leading Autonomous Defense Platform Spanning Persistent Intelligence, Aerial Security and Autonomous Effects
“The cha acte of wa fa e is cha gi g apidly, a d milita y adva tage i c easi gly belo gs to o ga izatio s able to deployi g auto omous techniques at scale,” stated E ic B ock, Chai ma a d Chief Government Workplace of O das. “DZYNE b i gs exceptio al tech ology, wo ld-class e gi ee i g story t a d missio – eady techniques ac oss lo g-e du a ce ISR, cou te -UAS a d auto omous results. The combi atio with DZYNE accele ates O das’ build-out of the ext-ge e atio auto omous defe se platfo m- ot th ough a si gle b eakth ough p oduct, however by i teg ati g compleme ta y, missio -p ove tech ologies i to a scaled ope ati g platfo m. Impo ta tly, DZYNE sig ifica tly st e gthe s O das’ fi a cial p ofile, addi g substa tial scale a d eve ue g owth. DZYNE is EBITDA constructive with a st o g a d g owi g ma gi p ofile, accele ati g O das’ path towa ds p ofitable, lo g-te m g owth.”
DZYNE, a U.S.-based defe se tech ology compa y ecog ized fo its leade ship i lo g-e du a ce auto omous ai c aft, cou te -d o e techniques a d auto omous results, b i gs O das a ope atio ally matu e busi ess with established elatio ships ac oss the U.S. defe se commu ity a d allied custome s, alo g with a eputatio fo movi g rapidly f om p ototypi g i to fielded techniques. O das believes this combi atio of tech ical depth, missio expe ie ce, custome t ust a d ope atio al executio makes DZYNE a u iquely priceless st ategic asset as defe se o ga izatio s accele ate i vestme t i auto omous techniques.
“We st uctu ed this t a sactio to take the majo ity of ou co facet atio i O das fairness as a result of we imagine i the lo g-te m worth of the combi ed platfo m,” stated Jeff Hull, P eside t a d Chief Government Workplace of Highla de Pa t e s, the majo ity ow e of DZYNE. “As a fi m that i vests ou ow p op ieta y capital with a patie t, lo g-te m ho izo , ou fairness positio eflects ge ui e co victio – ot simply i DZYNE’s capabilities, however i O das’ visio to construct a scaled international ope ati g platfo m fo u ma ed a d auto omous techniques se vi g the defe se, secu ity, a d c itical i f ast uctu e ma kets. DZYNE’s ISR, cou te -UAS, a d expe dable techniques a e a atu al exte sio of {that a} chitectu e, a d we imagine DZYNE’s tech ology a d group will th ive i facet O das as pa t of its b oade system-of-systems st ategy – togethe positio ed to be a leade i auto omous defe se.”
“This acquisitio exemplifies ou St ategic G owth P og am by addi g a ope atio ally matu e defe se tech ology compa y with ma ket-leadi g p oducts, deep custome elatio ships a d fast fi a cial scale,” stated Ma ok G ee , Head of World Co po ate Developme t & M&A at O das. ” I teg ati g DZYNE i to ou systems-of-systems a chitectu e expa ds ou tech ology leade ship whereas st e gthe i g ou ope ati g platfo m a d fi a cial p ofile.”
O das has fo med O das Se ti el, a devoted ope ati g divisio u ifyi g its g owi g U.S. po tfolio of auto omous defe se tech ologies. I itially i te ded to i teg ate Wo ld View a d DZYNE, it combi es pe siste t ISR, cou te -UAS, auto omous results a d missio i tellige ce i to a scalable o ga izatio constructed to suppo t la ge , mo e i teg ated defe se p og ams whereas leve agi g commo tech ology oadmaps, ma ufactu i g, sustai me t a d AI-e abled missio softwa e.
Rya Ha tma , Chief Government Workplace of Wo ld View, will se ve as Chief Government Workplace of O das Se ti el, whereas Matt McCue, co-fou de a d Chief Government Workplace of DZYNE, will change into Chief Tech ology Workplace of O das Se ti el. Togethe , they’ll lead the i teg atio of the busi esses a d accele ate O das’ st ategy to delive i teg ated auto omous defe se solutio s at scale.
“O das Se ti el c eates fa mo e tha a o ga izatio al st uctu e-it’s a scalable U.S. defe se platfo m,” stated Rya Ha tma , Chief Government Workplace of O das Se ti el. “By combi i g Wo ld View’s pe siste t se si g with DZYNE’s missio -p ove auto omous techniques, effecto s, a d cou te -UAS capabilities, we ca e gage custome s ac oss mo e missio a eas, pu sue la ge p og ams a d assist ope ato s see mo e, determine faste a d act with co fide ce.”
DZYNE provides th ee st ategic f a chises to the O das platfo m: lo g-e du a ce ISR, cou te -UAS a d auto omous results. These capabilities have bee suppo ted by ove $500 millio of cumulative R&D a d p oduct developme t i vestme t a d di ectly add ess seve al of the fastest-g owi g p io ities i defe se mode izatio , i cludi g pe siste t i tellige ce, ae ial secu ity, affo dable mass a d dist ibuted ope atio s.
The acquisitio of DZYNE sig ifica tly adva ces O das’ multi-domai ISR oadmap, eflecti g the Compa y’s perception that the futu e of ISR lies i i teg ated a chitectu es, ot remoted ai c aft o se so s.
DZYNE’s ULTRA is a lo g-e du a ce auto omous ai c aft delive i g multi-day ISR ac oss la ge ope atio al a eas at sig ifica tly lowe ope ati g value a d logistical bu de tha t aditio al ISR ai c aft. With te s of thousa ds of ope atio al flight hou s, ULTRA b i gs p ove pe siste ce to dist ibuted ope atio s, bo de secu ity, ma itime awa e ess a d commu icatio s elay-st e gthe i g O das’ positio i pe siste t i tellige ce a d b idgi g Wo ld View’s st atosphe ic se si g with Optimus’ tactical-edge auto omous ope atio s.
The combi ed O das ISR po tfolio is anticipated to spa :
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St atosphe ic ISR: Wo ld View’s St atollites p ovide pe siste t se si g, commu icatio s elay a d st ategic i tellige ce capabilities f om the st atosphe e, suppo ti g wide-a ea su veilla ce, ma itime awa e ess, bo de secu ity a d esilie t commu icatio s. -
Lo g-E du a ce Theate ISR: DZYNE’s ULTRA a d LEAP platfo ms p ovide lo g-e du a ce i tellige ce collectio , eco aissa ce a d commu icatio s elay capabilities fo ope atio al theate missio s equi i g pe siste ce ove exte ded pe iods. -
Tactical ISR: O das’ Optimus auto omous d o e platfo m a d I sightSe se g ou d se so tech ologies p ovide pe siste t i tellige ce a d situatio al awa e ess on the tactical edge, combi i g auto omous ae ial eco aissa ce, dist ibuted g ou d se si g, fo ce p otectio a d i f ast uctu e mo ito i g i to a u ified tactical i tellige ce laye .
O das can be adva ci g SkyWeave , a AI-e abled missio ope ati g system bei g developed i pa t e ship with Pala ti Tech ologies to co ect se so s, auto omous platfo ms, ope ato s a d decisio -make s ac oss a si gle ope atio al e vi o me t. Constructed o Pala ti Fou d y a d AIP, SkyWeave t a sfo ms knowledge ac oss the O das a d DZYNE po tfolios i to actio ready i tellige ce fo se so fusio , decisio suppo t, missio pla i g a d auto omous taski g.
DZYNE’s Io St ike sig ifica tly expa ds O das’ cou te -UAS po tfolio with a completely ki etic, auto omous i te cepto desig ed to detect, t ack a d bodily defeat hostile d o es i flight. Pu pose-built to cou te the Shahed-136 class of o e-way assault d o es a d othe eme gi g ae ial th eats, Io St ike delive s scalable, low-cost i te ceptio on the poi t of e gageme t, p ovidi g a affo dable alte ative to t aditio al ai defe se techniques.
Io St ike exte ds O das’ ae ial secu ity platfo m beyo d detectio a d mitigatio to finish the ki etic defeat laye of a i teg ated cou te -UAS a chitectu e, e abli g O das to ow the complete missio chai -f om detectio a d ide tificatio to mitigatio , i te ceptio a d defeat-ac oss milita y, homela d secu ity a d civil ma kets. Togethe with DZYNE’s D o ebuste , which we imagine to be o e of probably the most broadly fielded ha dheld cou te -UAS techniques i the wo ld, Se t ycs’ cybe -based detectio a d mitigatio , a d I o D o e’s auto omous i te ceptio , Io St ike fo ms a laye ed ae ial secu ity a chitectu e agai st evolvi g u ma ed th eats:
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Detect: Se t ycs, D o ebuste a d i teg ated ai house awa e ess tech ologies -
Ide tify: Se t ycs p otocol a alytics, se so fusio a d AI-e abled classificatio -
Mitigate: Se t ycs cybe takeove capabilities a d D o ebuste elect o ic defeat capabilities -
Defeat: I o D o e auto omous et i te ceptio a d Io St ike auto omous st ike
DZYNE’s household of u ique, low-cost, att itable auto omous techniques e ables O das to suppo t a b oade spect um of missio s spa i g i tellige ce, fo ce p otectio , logistics, a d p ecisio results. As milita ies shift towa d “affo dable mass,” lau ched results have bee o e of the fastest-g owi g segme ts of world defe se spe di g, givi g comma de s scalable, expe dable techniques at a f actio of the price of t aditio al platfo ms.
DZYNE’s po tfolio i cludes the Blitz auto omous G oup 1 UAS a d G asshoppe auto omous ca go glide . Blitz pai s lo g- a ge auto omy, (150 km a ge), expe dable eco omics, swa m capabilities a d a ope , modula a chitectu e i to a extremely scalable platfo m alig ed with the U.S. Depa tme t of Wa ‘s (DOW) focus o affo dable mass a d auto omous results. G asshoppe delive s as much as 500 pou ds of c itical provides with p ecisio i to co examined o de ied e vi o me ts, at a f actio of the price of t aditio al logistics platfo ms.
DZYNE is anticipated to ge e ate $191 millio i eve ue fo the complete yea 2026, a d mo e tha $300 millio i 2027. The Compa y expects a eve ue g owth CAGR of g eate tha 80% f om 2025-2028 d ive by st o g adoptio of each the ULTRA platfo m fo lo g-e du a ce ISR applicatio s a d the ki etic i te cepto solutio , Io St ike, alo g with a st o g co t ibutio f om the cou te -d o e po tfolio, i cludi g D o ebuste . DZYNE is anticipated to be EBITDA constructive i 2026 a d beyo d. EBITDA ma gi s a e ta geted i the mid-tee s i 2027, isi g to the mid-20% a ge by 2028.
Fo 2026 O das is ow ta geti g no less than $525 millio i eve ue, sig ifica tly forward of the Compa y’s p evious ta get of no less than $390 millio . The ew outlook i cludes the additio of each DZYNE a d the Compa y’s Om isys acquisitio , which closed o Might 21, 2026, a d was ot co templated i the p io outlook. O das’ ew outlook does ot i clude co t ibutio s f om Cybe hawk, O das’ ece tly a ou ced acquisitio that’s anticipated to shut du i g the thi d qua te of 2026.
U de the te ms of the t a sactio , DZYNE sha eholde s eceived $200 millio i money a d app oximately 85 millio O das sha es valued at app oximately $675 millio . The DZYNE sha eholde s, led by Highla de , will ow app oximately 13.8% of O das’ outsta di g sha es. Of the 85 millio sha es, 45 millio -mo e tha half the fairness co facet atio -a e topic to a six-mo th lock-up. O das believes this st uctu e bala ces liquidity eeds fo DZYNE sha eholde s a d lo g-te m alig me t with O das’ stockholde s.
Fo additio al i fo matio ega di g the acquisitio , please see the Cu e t Repo t o Fo m 8-Okay to be filed with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio late at the moment. I co ectio with the acquisitio , the Compa y app oved i duceme t g a ts of est icted inventory u its (RSUs) ep ese ti g 500,000 sha es of the Compa y’s commo inventory a d inventory optio s exe cisable fo 1,500,000 sha es of the Compa y’s commo inventory with a exe cise p ice of $7.92 pe sha e to a complete of 255 ewly-hi ed workers i co ectio with the acquisitio . The fairness awa ds we e g a ted pu sua t to the Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4) i duceme t g a t exceptio as a compo e t of every i dividual’s employme t compe satio a d we e g a ted as a i duceme t mate ial to his o he accepta ce of employme t with the Compa y. The RSUs a d the inventory optio s vest ove 3 yea s, topic to the relevant worker’s co ti ued employme t with the Compa y.
Citize s Capital Ma kets & Adviso y se ved as unique fi a cial adviso to O das a d Bai d se ved as unique fi a cial adviso to DZYNE Tech ologies. Ake ma LLP se ved as authorized cou sel to O das a d Bake McKe zie se ved as authorized cou sel to Highla de Pa t e s a d DZYNE Tech ologies.
O das will host a i vesto co fe e ce name a d audio webcast to debate the acquisitio , the fo matio of O das Se ti el, a d the st ategic impo ta ce of the t a sactio to the Compa y’s lo g-te m auto omous defe se st ategy.
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O das I c. (NASDAQ:ONDS) is a leadi g p ovide of auto omous techniques, obotics, a d missio -c itical tech ologies fo defe se, homela d secu ity, public security, c itical i f ast uctu e, a d i mud ial ma kets. The Compa y develops a d deploys i teg ated u ma ed a d auto omous platfo ms ac oss ai , g ou d, a d st atosphe ic e vi o me ts, desig ed to suppo t i tellige ce, su veilla ce, eco aissa ce, secu ity, a d ope atio al missio s i complicated e vi o me ts. O das’ solutio s a e deployed globally by gove me t, defe se, a d comme cial custome s to p otect i f ast uctu e, bo de s, t a spo tatio etwo ks, pe so el, a d st ategic belongings.
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DZYNE Tech ologies is a leadi g develope of auto omous ae ial techniques a d adva ced defe se tech ologies, delive i g i ovative solutio s ac oss i tellige ce, su veilla ce, eco aissa ce, a d cou te ‑UAS missio s. The compa y desig s a d ma ufactu es a full ecosystem of u ma ed platfo ms a d payloads-i cludi g lo g‑e du a ce G oup 2/3 ai c aft, apid‑deployme t G oup 1 techniques, a d discipline‑p ove cou te ‑d o e tools-built to ope ate i co examined a d de ied e vi o me ts. With deep expe tise i AI‑e abled auto omy, modula ai f ame desig , a d apid p ototypi g, DZYNE suppo ts U.S. a d allied defe se custome s with scalable, missio ‑ eady capabilities that accele ate decisio adva tage on the tactical edge.
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