Ondas Holdings Inc. through its Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) business unit today announced that OAS and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, a global technology and mechanical engineering company, intend to jointly examine the establishment of European manufacturing and integration capacity across Ondas’ autonomous systems portfolio. The focus will be on counter-UAV (C-UAV) solutions and ISR systems (Intelligence, Surveillance und Reconnaissance).
German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche said: “The signing of the MOU between Ondas Autonomous Systems and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG highlights the benefits of German Israeli cooperation for both sides. Through this collaboration, we gain leading expertise in the detection and defence against drones, while Ondas gains an industrialisation partner in Europe that is ready to start immediately. This will enable European security authorities to be supplied at short notice and critical infrastructure in Europe to be protected against drone attacks. A true win-win situation in a field of technology that is currently as important as hardly any other.”
“Europe is entering a generational investment cycle in defence modernization, with a clear mandate for autonomous capabilities, resilient supply chains, and the localization of critical technologies,” said Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas. “By pursuing a partnership with HEIDELBERG, one of Germany’s most respected industrial manufacturers, we aim to significantly strengthen our ability to participate in this multi-year capital deployment. A collaboration has the potential to provide Ondas with a scalable European operating platform, aligning us with regional procurement requirements, and meaningfully expanding our addressable market across NATO and EU member states. This partnership positions Ondas to compete and win in Europe at a much larger scale, while building the industrial foundation needed to support durable, long-term growth.”
“By combining industrial manufacturing capabilities of HEIDELBERG with OAS’ proven autonomous technologies, we aim to localize production, shorten deployment timelines, and provide robust lifecycle support directly within Europe. Our goal is, to strengthen our ability to meet urgent mission requirements across the region with reliable, scalable, and locally supported multi-domain solutions,” said Oshri Lugassy, Co-CEO of Ondas Autonomous Systems.
For more information
https://www.heidelberg.com/global/en/about_heidelberg/press_relations/press_release/press_release_details/press_release_257088.jsp
(Image: Ondas Autonomous Systems and HEIDELBERG enter into negotiations on the establishment of a cooperation: Avshalom Amossi, Group CRO, Ondas, Dr. Ron Tomer, President of the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel (MAI), Michael Wellenzohn, CEO HEIDELBERG Technology, Katherina Reiche, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Judith Rudstein, Israel Representative, HEIDELBERG – from left to right).
The Unmanned Airspace Global Counter-UAS Systems Directory is the world’s only comprehensive, continually updated directory of global C-UAS companies and systems. It itemises over 1,000 C-UAS products and services with performance details, company sales and partnerships arrangements. It is updated every month and broken down into niche sub-sectors (net-capture, missiles, intercept drones, detectors etc) to give C-UAS procurement and industry personnel a unique perspective of global C-UAS technical capabilities and market positions. It is available in word, PDF and excel formats and Unmanned Airspace readers are eligible for a range of discounts. For more information about the Directory please contact the editor Philip Butterworth-Hayes at philip@unmannedairspace.info.
