Ondas wins $3.5M defense contract for rugged, modular unmanned ground vehicles with secure, GPS-independent comms.

Ondas Holdings Inc. has won a $3.5 million contract from a major defense client for rugged unmanned ground vehicles and modular mission payloads from its Apeiro brand, following an August 2025 acquisition. The systems, designed for harsh and contested environments, feature modular payload bays for tasks like surveillance, bomb disposal, and cargo transport, and use proprietary fiber-optic communication for secure, jam-proof, GPS-independent connectivity. The order underscores growing demand for adaptable, autonomous defense technologies and expands Ondas’ multi-domain capabilities in land-based robotics, integrating with its existing aerial and wireless solutions to deliver AI-powered platforms for global security and logistics operations.