Arizona Tribune - Ondas Announces New Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Contract Award to Advance Long Range Grasshopper(TM) Autonomous Aerial Delivery System

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / August 6, 2026 / Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) ("Ondas" or the "Company"), a leading provider of advanced autonomous systems and next-generation defense and security technologies and services, announced today that the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a more than $6 million contract to DZYNE Technologies, LLC ("DZYNE"), now part of Ondas, to advance the Long‑Range Grasshopper™, an autonomous, runway‑independent precision aerial delivery system designed for extended‑range logistics in contested and austere environments.

Ondas recently acquired DZYNE Technologies, establishing Ondas as a vanguard autonomous defense platform uniting complementary capabilities across multi‑domain ISR, counter‑UAS, autonomous effects, aerial security, precision strike, autonomous logistics, and AI‑enabled mission orchestration. Following the acquisition, all contract work is now performed within Ondas Sentinel, the Company's dedicated U.S. defense division.

This award builds on years of collaboration between AFRL and the engineering teams now operating within Ondas Sentinel. Their 2024-2025 flight test campaign validated the Long‑Range Grasshopper's autonomous deployment, jet‑engine air‑start, extended‑range navigation, and precision payload delivery. Under Ondas Sentinel, the new contract accelerates development of scalable autonomous logistics capabilities aligned with the U.S. Air Force's Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concepts.

"This award is another important validation of Ondas' strategy to build a leading autonomous defense platform around technologies that solve urgent national security challenges," said Eric Brock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ondas. "By bringing DZYNE's proven engineering talent and advanced autonomous logistics capabilities into Ondas Sentinel, we are expanding the depth and scale of our defense portfolio while creating new opportunities to support U.S. and allied customers."

The award also reflects the broader strategic value of Ondas' recent acquisition of DZYNE, extending the Company's autonomous defense portfolio into mission-critical logistics capabilities.

"Long‑range, low‑cost autonomous delivery is a mission imperative for the future fight," said Ryan Hartman, Chief Executive Officer of Ondas Sentinel. "AFRL's continued partnership underscores the Long‑Range Grasshopper's transformative potential. With this technology and team now fully integrated into Ondas Sentinel, we are advancing a capability that directly strengthens resilient, distributed sustainment for contested operations."

The contract supports continued development across Long‑Range Grasshopper units and Grasshopper glider units. The effort builds on the mature Grasshopper glider architecture, which has seen extensive operational use delivering up to 500 pounds of critical payload with precision into contested or infrastructure‑limited environments. Leveraging this proven foundation enables rapid development cycles, reliable performance, and a clear path to scalable fielding for the jet‑powered Long‑Range Grasshopper variant. Development under the award will focus on:

• Extended‑range flight and endurance

• Modular payload integration

• Autonomous navigation in GPS‑limited and GPS‑denied environments

• Enhanced reliability and manufacturability for large‑scale fielding

These capabilities strengthen precision autonomous delivery from a wide range of platforms with minimal infrastructure, enabling rapid resupply while allowing crewed aircraft to remain outside threat envelopes.

AFRL's investment reflects the growing need for small, low-cost, long-range unmanned systems that can sustain distributed forces under threat. Ondas Sentinel's commercial manufacturing approach is designed to deliver high-performance systems at dramatically lower cost, supporting the Air Force's demand for scalable, attritable logistics solutions at speed.

The Long‑Range Grasshopper™ is part of Ondas' expanding autonomous defense portfolio, which includes long‑endurance ISR platforms (LEAP and ULTRA) and a suite of counter‑UAS systems.

About Ondas Inc.

Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) is a leading provider of autonomous systems, robotics, and mission-critical technologies for defense, homeland security, public safety, critical infrastructure, and industrial markets. The Company develops and deploys integrated unmanned and autonomous platforms across air, ground, and stratospheric environments, designed to support intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, security, and operational missions in complex environments. Ondas' solutions are deployed globally by government, defense, and commercial customers to protect infrastructure, borders, transportation networks, personnel, and strategic assets.

For additional information on Ondas Inc., visit www.ondas.com.

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