The Ondas DZYNE acquisition combines long-endurance ISR, counter-UAS, and autonomous effects under a new operating division for U.S. defense customers.
Ondas Inc. (Nasdaq: ONDS) has announced the acquisition of DZYNE Technologies, LLC in a cash and stock transaction valued at $875.8 million. According to Ondas, the Ondas DZYNE acquisition establishes a multi-domain autonomous defense platform spanning intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), counter-UAS, autonomous effects, aerial security, precision strike, autonomous logistics, and AI-enabled mission orchestration.
Ondas Sentinel: a new U.S. defense division
According to Ondas, the company has formed a new operating division called Ondas Sentinel to unify its U.S. autonomous defense portfolio. The division initially integrates World View and DZYNE and covers persistent ISR, counter-UAS, autonomous effects, and mission intelligence.
Ryan Hartman, CEO of World View, will serve as CEO of Ondas Sentinel. Matt McCue, co-founder and CEO of DZYNE, will become Chief Technology Officer of the new division.
Hartman said Ondas Sentinel is “a scalable U.S. defense platform” that combines “World View’s persistent sensing with DZYNE’s mission-proven autonomous systems, effectors, and counter-UAS capabilities” to help operators “see more, decide faster and act with confidence.”
Multi-domain ISR and counter-UAS portfolio
According to the company, DZYNE contributes three strategic franchises to the combined platform. Its ULTRA is a long-endurance autonomous aircraft with tens of thousands of operational flight hours across border security, maritime awareness, and communications relay. Ondas says ULTRA bridges World View’s stratospheric Stratollites with the tactical-edge Optimus autonomous drone platform.
DZYNE’s IonStrike, a kinetic autonomous interceptor purpose-built to counter Shahed-136 class one-way attack drones, joins Ondas’ existing counter-UAS layers. Those include the Iron Drone Raider and Sentrycs’ Cyber-over-RF technology, both previously covered by Dronelife. Ondas says the combined portfolio provides detect, identify, mitigate, and defeat capabilities across military, homeland security, and civil markets.dronelife+1
DZYNE also adds the Blitz Group 1 UAS, with a 150 km (93 mi) range, and the Grasshopper autonomous cargo glider, which the company says can deliver up to 500 pounds of supplies into contested environments. Ondas says these platforms align with the U.S. Department of War’s focus on “affordable mass” and autonomous effects. The company is also advancing SkyWeaver, an AI-enabled mission operating system developed with Palantir on Foundry and AIP.
Financial profile and outlook
According to Ondas, DZYNE is expected to generate $191 million in revenue for 2026 and more than $300 million in 2027. The company forecasts a revenue CAGR of greater than 80% from 2025 through 2028. DZYNE is expected to be EBITDA positive in 2026, with EBITDA margins targeted in the mid-teens in 2027 and the mid-20% range by 2028.
Ondas is now targeting at least $525 million in 2026 revenue, ahead of the prior $390 million target. The new outlook includes DZYNE and the Omnisys acquisition that closed May 21, 2026.
Under the deal terms, DZYNE shareholders received $200 million in cash and approximately 85 million Ondas shares valued at roughly $675 million. According to Ondas, the shareholders, led by Highlander Partners, will own approximately 13.8% of Ondas’ outstanding shares, with 45 million shares subject to a six-month lock-up.
Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas, said DZYNE brings “exceptional technology, world-class engineering talent and mission-ready systems across long-endurance ISR, counter-UAS and autonomous effects.” He said the combination “significantly strengthens Ondas’ financial profile” and accelerates the company’s path toward “profitable, long-term growth.”
More information is available at Ondas Inc..
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