Ondas Acquires Omnisys for AI-Powered Defense Software

🐺 GuideTech, a Palladyne AI subsidiary, is one of only 14 companies invited to the Air Force Research Laboratory, in collaboration with the Doolittle Institute, Relentless Wolfpack Industry Day, a highly selective, invite-only event focused on accelerating networked collaborative autonomous weapon systems. Out of the entire defense industrial base, 14 companies made the cut. We are one of them. 🚀GuideTech and its affiliates under Palladyne AI will leverage GuideTech’s flight-tested, low-cost SwarmStrike™ cruise missile alongside Palladyne’s flight-proven SwarmOS™ collaborative autonomy software to deliver an open standards-based collaborative autonomy cruise missile solution. Notably, a separate defense prime selected for the same cohort independently adopted SwarmOS for their own submission, further demonstrating the platform's interoperability and open-architecture design. 🗨️"Being selected is a direct validation of what we have built. The Relentless Wolfpack program demands exactly what GuideTech and Palladyne AI deliver: a flight-tested strike platform and proven collaborative autonomy software that can execute networked salvos with other vendors' weapons in the most contested environments imaginable. This is not a concept or a roadmap. SwarmStrike and SwarmOS are real, and they are ready to transition into programs of record." -- Doug Dynes, President, Palladyne Aerospace and Defense Read the full press release: https://hubs.la/Q04fn0xM0 #AutonomousSystems #DefenseTech

Autonomous technology is pushing the boundaries of defense acquisition. The next phase of warfare depends on more than breakthrough tech. It depends on acquisition models that can field, integrate, update, and scale new capabilities fast enough for the mission. On May 28, Defense One’s Lauren C. Williams and Forecast International’s Jon Hemler will examine how autonomy is being applied across defense programs, which technologies and platforms are gaining traction, and how the defense industrial base is responding as uncrewed and AI-enabled systems expand. Save your spot: https://lnkd.in/eBcwmhab   #GovExecDefense

By cancelling MASC and opening the MUSV marketplace on 26 March, the US Navy changed the proof standard for industry from presenting an unmanned-vessel concept to proving a production system that can combine hull design, autonomy software, payload integration, yard capacity, sustainment, and operator trust before scaled buying begins. The same procurement logic will reach beyond this one program. Contracts, grants, OTAs, and follow-on funding increasingly reward production readiness, compliance, integration rigor, sustainment, and field usability because policy preferences become standards when agencies tie money to evidence instead of technology promise. @Saildrone, Lockheed Martin Martin, and Fincantieri Marine Group, Marinette Marine Corp paired platform experience, mission integration, and U.S. production capacity into one offer. Anduril Industries , HD Hyundai , and Edison Chouest Offshore combined foreign hull design, Gulf Coast production, and autonomy software. HII , Applied Intuition , Hanwha Defense USA, Inc. , Magnet Defense , Saronic Technologies , and National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology show the same procurement effect: the Navy is pulling hulls, software, payloads, yards, and sustainment into one production-and-deployment package. #American 🇺🇸 companies can take more modernization risk when the buyer rewards production systems rather than isolated devices. Robotics, AI-enabled design, additive manufacturing, advanced composites, digital twins, and controlled technical data packages allow firms to build autonomy products with production methods that can move faster than old tooling cycles. Certified additive-manufactured aircraft parts, composite unmanned systems, deployable manufacturing cells, and qualified digital production files change the sustainment math because parts, repairs, and upgrades can be manufactured closer to the point of need when the data, rights, materials, machines, and quality controls are already in place. Procurement design changes company behavior faster than speeches about innovation because a vessel, software stack, missile payload, or 3D-printed part does not matter at scale unless it arrives with production capacity, data rights, certification, sustainment planning, and operators who can trust it under pressure. American shipbuilding has to rebuild physical capacity and buying behavior at the same time. Yard capacity, workforce depth, supplier resilience, commercial maritime strength, allied production, foreign-design learning, and repeatable manufacturing all matter, but acquisition models must reward sustainment before sailors inherit the burden. #SAS2026 #DefenseTech #AutonomousSystems #MaritimeSecurity #Shipbuilding

Intelic has launched Intelic BASE, a procurement hub focused on European unmanned defence systems. The platform reflects growing demand for software-enabled infrastructure that helps organisations navigate fragmented defence technology markets. For the Dutch tech ecosystem, this highlights the increasing relevance of platforms, procurement tools, and digital marketplaces in security and defence innovation. Takeaway: Defence technology is becoming more platform-driven, with software playing a larger role in how unmanned systems are discovered, evaluated, and deployed. Jeroen Lappenschaar Maurits Korthals Altes Marc D. #DutchTechNews #DefenceTech #Software #Platforms #DigitalInfrastructure #Netherlands SoftwareSearch SoftwareSearch.nl

The challenge with legacy combat vehicles isn’t execution—it’s architecture. These platforms have performed effectively for decades and continue to serve Soldiers today, but they were never designed for today’s power demands, digital integration, or survivability requirements in a sensor-saturated, drone-dense fight. At a certain point, continuous modernization of legacy platforms can only go so far in bridging that gap. 🔧 That’s why the focus must shift toward purpose-built next-generation systems like the Lynx XM30, which is designed to meet the fight as it is today, not as it was decades ago. #XM30 #TeamLynx #FutureForce #DefenseInnovation #PurposeBuiltPlatform

The discussion around legacy combat vehicles versus next-generation platforms is not simply about modernization — it is about operational reality. It is true that older systems have limited upgrade potential, and there is always a point where further modernization no longer makes sense. But these platforms still offer something highly valuable: they are already in service, immediately deployable, and their operational behavior, maintenance requirements, and limitations are well understood. By contrast, a brand-new combat vehicle platform may represent the future, but it will also remain in development for years, with limited real-world experience regarding its reliability, sustainment, and operational challenges. In that sense, parallel operation of proven legacy systems alongside new platforms is often the more pragmatic approach than replacing everything at once with a completely new design. The right balance is not between old and new in absolute terms, but between capability, readiness, risk, and time. #DefenseInnovation #MilitaryTechnology #CombatVehicles #FutureForce #DefenseIndustry #PlatformModernization #OperationalReadiness

Live from C4ISR Global: Shaping the Future of the Tactical Edge The CRFS team is on the ground today at the Hilton London Syon Park for C4ISR Global! As defense leaders gather to discuss multi-domain command and control, we are proud to be part of the conversation on how distributed sensor networks are redefining intelligence and survivability. The core of our message? To stay ahead, we must: • Combine survivable sophistication with low-cost, attributable mass. • Create resilient kill webs using autonomous sensing systems. • Close existing C4ISR capability gaps through real-time RF intelligence. If you’re attending, come say hi to the CRFS team. We are showcasing our latest hardware and assets, including: • RFeye Node Plus & RFeye Node 100-40 • Our brand-new 4-page asset on Early Warning RF Detection • Unmanned Systems brochures and ISR Guides Let’s discuss how CRFS is delivering the advanced C4ISR capabilities and open architectures needed for the modern battlefield. #C4ISRGlobal #DefenseTech #ElectronicWarfare #RFIntelligence #TacticalEdge #CRFS

A defense company can stay Israeli on paper and still lose strategic control. That is the Rafael signal. The privatization debate is focused on shares: 30% or 49%. Public prospectus or private placement. Israeli institutions or broader capital. Important. But incomplete. The real exposure sits around Rafael, not only inside Rafael: Subsidiaries. Former executives. Command-and-control software. Drone systems and electro-optics. Capital opacity. U.S. defense access. Ondas is not just buying assets. It is assembling a platform. Sentrycs for counter-UAS. Roboteam for ground robotics. Mistral for U.S. defense-prime access. Targeted interest in Rafael-linked assets like Aeronautics, mPrest, and Controp. That changes the question. Not only who owns the shares. Who controls the integration map? Who sees the interfaces? Who controls the roadmap? Who owns the customer relationship? Who decides which Israeli capability nodes become part of a larger foreign-controlled architecture? That is where strategic exposure moves quietly. I published the full brief on why Rafael’s real risk is not privatization. It is integration control. Link in the comments.

Fighting in The Algorithmic Trenches: The Brutal Paradox of Modern War The contemporary battlefield (as seen in Ukraine and Iran) is caught in a jarring, systemic paradox. On one hand, it is the world’s most advanced incubator for Artificial Intelligence, edge computing, and terminal autonomy. Software engineers are rapidly updating machine-vision algorithms to bypass tactical jamming, turning low-cost drones into autonomous hunters. On the other hand, the fighting (as seen in Ukraine) is a grueling, mud-soaked and as attritional as ever. Armies get bogged down in fixed earthworks, trading massive casualties for meters of ground. Here is the uncomfortable truth: The advent of the autonomous drone has not liberated the battlefield. It seems to have frozen it. Why? Because total "battlefield transparency" has killed the element of surprise. When omnipresent reconnaissance fleets spot armour or infantry within minutes of moving, mass manoeuvre becomes a suicide mission. To survive, forces are required to retreat back into the earth. Advanced autonomy is precisely what forces the modern soldier into legacy trenches. This holds a massive lesson for global defence and industry leaders alike: - Software-Defined Resilience: Future defence architectures must prioritize software agility. The race between electronic warfare and edge autonomy is moving in cycles of weeks, not years. - Industrial Scale Wins: High-tech, multi-million-dollar legacy platforms are hyper-vulnerable without a complementary strategy for mass. We must scale low-cost, expendable autonomous systems by the millions. - The Fusion of Old and New: Strategic success won't belong to the most sophisticated standalone tech. It will belong to those who can best fuse cutting-edge AI with the brutal, unyielding realities of physical logistics and industrial endurance. - Technology changes the speed of war, but it doesn't change its nature. Winning the future requires us to master both the algorithm and platform based fighting (across all domains). What are your thoughts on how Western defence industrial bases need to pivot to meet this reality? #DefenceTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #SoftwareDefinedDefence #MilitaryInnovation #StrategicResilience #Defence #Defense

What if soldiers could control machines with just their thoughts? 🤯 Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) aren’t just science fiction anymore—they’re redefining the future of defense. Imagine faster decisions, enhanced awareness, and seamless coordination on the battlefield. Our latest blog dives into how this mind-blowing tech could reshape military strategy and what it means for the next era of innovation. Ready to see how far the mind can go? 👉 Curious? Get the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dHGphQG5