Drone countermeasures company DroneShield has promoted its software engineering team leader Angus Harris to CTO, with Chief Product & Technology Officer Angus Bean moving into the role of Chief Product Officer. According to a statement from DroneShield, which recently became an ASX200 company, Harris’s appointment reflected the company’s “continued growth and organisational maturity” as it…
Lovells Group appoints renowned polymer chemist Lovells Group has announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor Jacques W.M. Noordermeer of the Netherlands, adding “one of Europe’s most respected polymer chemists” to its engineering team. According to a statement from Lovells, Noordermeer has more than 45 years’ experience advising industry on advanced elastomers, is an Officer in…
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Counter-drone business DroneShield has said it will invest $13 million in a new R&D facility at Adelaide, which is expected to initially employ 20 in engineering roles. The site will be headed up by former Lockheed Martin Australia Hardware Engineering manager Jeff Wojtiuk (pictured), who is also an Adjunct Professor at University of Adelaide and…
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Counter-drone business DroneShield has announced that it has passed a milestone of 4,000 systems sold worldwide, with two new standalone contracts totalling approximately $7.9 million for delivery to the U.S. Department of Defense. According to a statement on Wednesday from DroneShield – which announced earlier this month that it is joining the ASX200 list –…
Counter-drone business DroneShield has reached another milestone, joining the ranks of the S&P/ASX 200 Index. According to a statement from the company on Monday morning, the inclusion in the index is effective prior to market open on September 22, and “marks DroneShield’s continued rise as a global defence technology leader”. It places the company as…
DroneShield has launched a new civilian market product, SentryCiv, which it says “empowers non-military sectors to safeguard critical assets against rising drone threats”. According to a statement from the AWX-listed counterdrone company on Monday, the product adds a “non emitting (completely passive) new layer of security” to sites at risk of drone threats, such as…
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Australian counterdrone technology company DroneShield has delivered explosive growth in its latest half-year results, with revenue surging 210 per cent to $72.3 million, according to results released on Monday. The Sydney-based company, which develops AI-powered anti-drone systems for military and civilian applications, reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue of $38.8 million in the second quarter, representing…