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Australia’s DroneShield Wins $6.2M Asia-Pacific Military Contract for Integrated Counter-Drone Systems.
Australia-based DroneShield has secured a $6.2 million military contract to deliver integrated counter-unmanned aircraft systems to a defense force in the Asia-Pacific region. The deal underscores growing regional urgency to protect military bases and critical infrastructure from increasingly capable drone threats.
DroneShield has landed a new $6.2 million military contract to supply advanced counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities to a defense force in the Asia-Pacific region, signaling a deeper shift toward integrated airspace protection amid intensifying aerial threats across the Indo-Pacific. The contract, revealed in a disclosure to the Australian Securities Exchange on December 30, 2025, will see full delivery and payment completed in 2026.
DroneShield’s DroneSentry-X Mk2 counter-drone system is shown deployed during NATO Exercise Bold Machina 25 in the Netherlands, demonstrating integrated detection and electronic defeat against unmanned aerial threats (Picture Source: DroneShield)
The deal is structured through an in-country reseller owned by a global defense prime, ensuring distribution directly into the procurement channels of a major regional military. It includes both third-party hardware and DroneShield’s proprietary DroneSentry-C2 command-and-control platform, a software-first solution designed for integration with existing air defense and sensor networks. This software-centric approach reflects a growing demand in the Indo-Pacific for modular, interoperable systems that can scale with evolving threats.
DroneShield has now executed 14 separate orders totaling over $48 million with this reseller since early 2023, pointing to a long-term operational relationship rather than one-off deliveries. While neither party is contractually bound to future orders, the consistency of procurement suggests that DroneShield’s systems are being integrated into wider military modernization efforts, particularly in airspace monitoring and layered defense frameworks.
Regional air forces have increasingly prioritized counter-drone capabilities following a global rise in both commercial drone misuse and tactical UAV proliferation in contested zones. The Asia-Pacific, in particular, faces a dual challenge: rapidly modernizing air defense postures while navigating congested civilian airspaces. DroneShield’s lightweight, adaptable platforms, combined with the flexibility of the DroneSentry-C2 software, are well-suited for both static and expeditionary use, giving air units the ability to detect, track, and defeat drone threats in real time.
Industry analysts see this contract as another sign that counter-drone technology is moving from experimental acquisition to standard force structure. For DroneShield, it underscores growing credibility not only as a hardware supplier but as a command-and-control solution provider capable of contributing to joint and coalition air defense ecosystems. With export momentum building, and fresh investment flowing into manufacturing and R&D capacity at its Sydney facility, the company appears increasingly positioned to shape the air defense technology narrative well beyond Australia.
DroneShield’s CEO, Oleg Vornik, noted in recent briefings that the Asia-Pacific remains a “core strategic market,” especially as allied governments recalibrate procurement strategies toward domestic capability, supply chain security, and cyber-resilient systems. With geopolitical tensions accelerating defense spending in the region, demand for agile, field-proven counter-UAS tools is expected to expand further in 2026 and beyond.