DroneShield receives $8m order, further announcement expected

Drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield announced an $8.2 million repeat order this morning from a European defence customer. However, trading in the company’s shares on the ASX was then paused, pending a further announcement. DroneShield said that delivery of the latest order to a major European government agency was expected in the next three…

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DroneShield hits back at critics, raises $120 million

Drone Detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield (DRO) has replied to its critics emphatically with the successful completion of its approximately $120 million fully underwritten placement at a price of $1.15 per New Share. DroneShield shares have come under pressure with the latest raising, and a placement that raised $75 million in April, confirming strong institutional…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, July 22 – July 26, 2024

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Civmec and Austal join forces for landing ship bid Engineering firm Civmec and shipbuilder Austal have executed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture (JV) to submit a proposal to the government to support the project LAND8710…

DroneShield system ordered to protect VIP convoys

Drone detection and countermeasure manufacturer DroneShield has received an order of $4.7 million from a new non-government Swiss international customer to provide multiple vehicle-based counterdrone (C-UxS) systems. The vehicle-based solution offers a C-UxS platform that can be operated in both static and On-The-Move (OTM) missions for convoy and mobile VIP protection, according to the company.…