Ondas to Develop and Deploy Autonomous Border-Protection System with Thousands of Drones

• Ondas Holdings Inc., a provider of autonomous aerial and ground robot intelligence through its Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) business unit and private wireless solutions through Ondas Networks, has announced that OAS has been selected as the prime contractor for a major development and commercialization program on behalf of a major governmental entity. Ondas expects to receive the initial purchase order in January 2026 to launch a multi-phase program spanning the next two years.

Under the tender, OAS will architect, develop, and integrate a full-scale drone-based autonomous border-protection system designed to operate across both fixed and mobile environments. The multi-phase program is expected to culminate in the deployment of thousands of autonomous drones to provide persistent ISR, swarm-based response, and automated threat mitigation across complex border terrain.

OAS was selected as prime contractor following a rigorous, competitive evaluation involving detailed technical proposals, architecture reviews, and operational demonstrations against leading global defence primes. OAS achieved the highest overall performance and was awarded the program based on its proven autonomous capabilities, scalable architecture, and demonstrated operational maturity.

"Being selected as prime contractor for such a strategic national program underscores the maturity of our technology, our operational experience, and our ability to integrate multiple effectors and sensors into a cohesive autonomous security architecture," said Oshri Lugassy, Co-CEO of OAS. "By combining OAS' autonomous platforms with capabilities from our partners, we will deliver a highly automated border protection architecture capable of swarm deployment, rapid threat interception, and persistent ISR. This strengthens our position with a critical defence customer and expands our footprint across global defense markets."

The program will deliver a next-generation autonomous drone system designed for continuous border protection in both fixed and mobile configurations. The system will enable 24/7 ISR, autonomous swarm deployment, and rapid detection and mitigation of ground and aerial threats across complex terrain and high-activity border zones. All sensors, effectors, and mission operations will be unified under a centralized command-and-control architecture.

As prime contractor, OAS will lead system design and integration, combining its autonomous aerial platforms with complementary technologies from key partners to deliver a cohesive and scalable security solution. Ondas expects the architecture developed under this program to be highly relevant to additional defence and homeland security customers across Allied nations.

This award also advances Ondas' System-of-Systems strategy, which integrates aerial, ground, and cyber capabilities into a unified operational framework. Through platforms such as Airobotics' autonomous drones, Iron Drone's interception technologies, and Sentrycs' cyber-over-RF safe-takeover capability, OAS is delivering an end-to-end autonomous defence ecosystem capable of countering both airborne and ground-based threats.

The program will incorporate key elements of this architecture, including real-time sensor fusion, AI-driven targeting, automated swarm operations, navigation, and high-reliability autonomous mission execution capabilities that set Ondas apart globally and have been proven in international deployments and record customer orders.

Source: Ondas Holdings Inc.