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[Brett Velicovich @TheDroneWarrior]

Everyone in the defense contracting industry right now 👇 👇 👇

[Eric Brock @CeoOndas]

Happy to create this podcast with our friends @PalantirTech

The podcast will explore how Ondas and Palantir are deploying AI-enabled technology and capital to support national security and resiliency for customers across Allied nations.

Look forward to sharing more as we move forward together.

[Ondas Inc. @OndasHoldings]

Acquisition of Omnisys is now closed. Omnisys is expected to deliver more than $100 million in revenue over 2026 and 2027, providing a high-margin contribution to the Ondas platform.

Omnisys is a combat-proven AI software company optimizing some of the world’s most advanced and active air defense and battlefield operational architectures.

BRO mission software now sits inside the Ondas systems of systems architecture, helping orchestrate multi-domain defense missions across sensors, autonomous systems, and effectors. $ONDS

[Brett Velicovich @TheDroneWarrior]

America isn’t prepared for drone terrorism.

Read my discussion with @spectator @benclerkin 👇 👇 👇

https://t.co/JISn7M9HAP

[Bloomberg @business]

The US Air Force agreed to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from a company backed by Trump’s sons, according to the firm, deepening the military’s ties to defense contractors linked to the first family . https://t.co/3atoM2QCjx

[Brett Velicovich @TheDroneWarrior]

This is about American drone dominance 🇺🇸

The drone threat is real - it’s here. Cheap drones are beating expensive defenses every day, and American warfighters are exposed. This sale of our Guardian platform happened solely because POWERUS interceptors work. Our warfighters don’t have time to wait, they need real counter-UAS kinetic solutions today. We’ve built this company because we know that reality firsthand. Every day the United States doesn’t field counter-UAS capability, American servicemembers and allies are taking hits from drones that cost relatively almost nothing to build. 👇👇👇

The economics of modern warfare have flipped, and we’ve been slow to catch up. Our tech flips them back. This is about saving American lives.

#dronedominance #dronewarfare #cuas #interceptor #drone @powerus_usa @OwenWest91

[Eric Brock @CeoOndas]

Congrats to @DanMagy, Chad McCoy and Team for completing their Series B round. 👊🏼

Ondas Inc. was thrilled to participate as an investor and proud to support their groundbreaking work in modular, 3D-printed UAS and expeditionary manufacturing.

@Firestorm_Labs is delivering radically affordable, mission-adaptable drones and parts at the point of need, strengthening our warfighters with resilient, contested-logistics solutions for modern defense.

[EscalatePR @escalate_pr]

It's On. https://t.co/FhgrNQVZFT

[BMSInvests @BMSInvests]

$ONDS

🚨 Drone Dominance Gauntlet II RFS is now live‼️

Key Details:

The Department of War is running a $1.1B multi-phase competition to buy cheap, scalable, combat-ready kamikaze drones (called One-Way Attack, or OWA, sUAS) from U.S. vendors.

Phase II alone is worth $300M minimum.

Two Mission Types

Mission A: Long Range Strike
Range: 5-20KM
Target: Vehicles, armour, personnel
Warhead: ≥2KG
Use Case: Beyond line-of-sight strikes

Mission B: Close Quarters Assault
Range: Under 2KM
Target: Primarily anti-personnel, indoor
Warhead: ≥0.5KG
Use Case: Building clearance, trenches, tunnels

All drones must work in GPS-denied and RF-jammed environments, day or night.

The 4-Stage Competition
1.Apply (Stage 1) — Pass/fail paperwork screen. Deadline: May 8, 2026
2.Qualifier Event (Stage 2) — Vendor-funded live fly-off at Camp Grayling, MI (~June 8–20). Top ~10 per mission advance.
3.Production Test (Stage 3) — Winners must deliver 120 drones on a fixed-price order to prove they can manufacture at scale.
4.Gauntlet II (Stage 4) — Late August 2026. Real warfighters (not vendors) fly your drones in unscripted combat scenarios. Top 5 per mission get drone orders.

Prizes for Winning Gauntlet II

Up to 8,000 drones per top vendor per mission area, with fixed pricing:
•Mission A drone: $4,500 each
•Mission B drone: $3,500 each
•Munitions (lethal or trainer): $3,250 each

Total potential prototype orders: 30,000 drones per mission area across 5 winners.

Key Requirements

•Drones must carry a lethal payload (or trainer equivalent) — vendors must pair with at least one munitions supplier
•Supply chain must be clean — no Chinese-made batteries or motors; a formal migration schedule publishes April 27 at https://t.co/N3Ee904CG0
•No Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, Dahua, or similar banned telecom gear
•Must work toward CMMC Level 2 cybersecurity certification (required by Nov 2026 for future phases)
•Winning vendors deliver in two batches within 5 months — late delivery triggers a 20% payment cut

What the Government Really Wants (Differentiators)
•AI/automated target recognition (pixel-locking, ATR)
•One operator controlling multiple drones simultaneously (swarm capability)
•Autonomous navigation when GPS/comms are cut
•Open architecture and interoperability with battlefield networks (ATAK, etc.)

Round 2 for Wäsp🐝

https://t.co/oPqbvtqFuu

[EscalatePR @escalate_pr]

Air and ground robots working together for #ISR

[BMSInvests @BMSInvests]

‼️🎥 WATCH: $ONDS Roboteam ROOSTER - Air & Ground Tactical Platform!

Endless capabilities.

[OndasCapital @OndasCapital]

The @OndasCapital model is built to operate beyond funding: we provide independent advisory support to companies navigating the transition from field-proven capability to formal adoption.

We advise companies on how to translate frontline experience into acquisition-ready capability, helping proven technologies meet the requirements of U.S., European and allied markets.

This includes market expertise, supply chain alignment, and the ability to support deployment, integration, and long-term sustainment with end users.

Working with both portfolio and non-portfolio companies, we help bridge the gap between battlefield validation and formal adoption, aligning technology with operational and regulatory realities.

Through this advisory approach, Ondas Capital enables companies to move from field-proven capability into trusted systems at scale.

#OndasCapital #JamesAcuna #DefenseTechnology #UnmannedSystems #Ukraine #Europe

[Brett Velicovich @TheDroneWarrior]

From concept to battlefield standard.

Powerus FPV Matrix target drones, by Tandem Defense, were selected for the U.S. Army’s Best Ranger Competition—marking the first integration of live drone threats in the event. 

Realistic training isn’t optional anymore. It’s mission-critical. @powerus_usa @USArmy #drone

[EscalatePR @escalate_pr]

our stack for building Escalate PR:
senior strategists on every account
targeted media relationships
narrative development before any pitch goes out

[EscalatePR @escalate_pr]

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[Brett Velicovich @TheDroneWarrior]

My interview regarding Powerus on @DefenseOne:

“Drone threats and systems used to defeat them could be at an “inflection point,” Brett Velicovich, told Defense One. “The question is no longer detection, but kinetic, interception solutions at scale” and the proposed budget could be “a chance to prioritize affordable, deployable interceptor solutions…that can actually stop threats in real time.” @powerus_usa
Read more here

https://t.co/psZiflPPfb

[Patrick Tucker @DefTechPat]

SCOOP: Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, the former WH special envoy to Russia and Ukraine, joins advisory board of Powerus, a Florida-based company focused on co-production of Ukrainian drones. https://t.co/Ffbb0fSNeS via @DefenseOne

[Keith Kellogg @generalkellogg]

Former Trump advisor joins board of Ukraine-focused drone tech company https://t.co/w5v4zoXvT7 via @DefenseOne @powerus

[EscalatePR @escalate_pr]

We were sent a pitch that another #PRfirm sent to #journalists today.

No strategy. No narrative. Just cold-blasting press releases to #reporters.

This is what gives traditional PR firms a garbage juice reputation, which reflects on the rest of us.

Earned media is positioning, timing, and relationships.

Your story deserves better than a mass email.

[Bloomberg @business]

Retired US Air Force General Charles “CQ” Brown Jr. has joined an AI-enabled autonomous drone technology company partly owned by Trump’s two eldest sons https://t.co/0FRE3Pggkz

[Eric Brock @CeoOndas]

Keep your eyes on @ReeseMozer and the @EnigmaAerospace team.

Exceptional vision and talent. Excited to see what comes next. 👊🏼