Ondas Holdings Plans to Acquire Airobotics to Expand Autonomous Drone Capabilities
Ondas Holdings signs a term sheet to acquire Israeli UAS developer Airobotics, aiming to enhance American Robotics' technology and market reach. The merger combines Airobotics' Optimus System with American Robotics' FAA-approved BVLOS operations.
Ondas Holdings Inc. signs a term sheet to acquire Airobotics, a leading Israeli unmanned aircraft system developer. This strategic move directly supports American Robotics, an Ondas subsidiary, by advancing its technical development and expanding its regulatory roadmap. The combination aims to broaden the range of applications and vertical markets that American Robotics targets.
The acquisition brings Airobotics’ Optimus System into the Ondas portfolio, a sophisticated automated drone platform built for high-value industrial, homeland security, and smart city use cases. Ondas Chairman and CEO Eric Brock states that this merger provides strategic technology and business capabilities that open new geographies and end markets. The deal ultimately strengthens the company's ability to deliver complete end-to-end solutions on a global scale.
Airobotics leadership expresses enthusiasm about joining the Ondas family to leverage American Robotics' precedent-setting FAA beyond visual line of sight approvals. This partnership allows Airobotics to expand its global footprint, with a particular focus on the United States as the primary market for its Optimus System. The combined technologies signal a new growth phase for the commercial drone sector.