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DZYNE Technologies

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dzyne.com

Builds long-endurance autonomous ISR aircraft (ULTRA, 80+ hour endurance Group-5 UAS; ULTRA Turbo; LEAP) plus autonomous expendables: Grasshopper autonomous cargo glider (up to 500 lb resupply) and Blitz Group-1 swarm-capable UAS with 150 km range. IonStrike is a kinetic autonomous counter-UAS interceptor. Company claims systems fielded in more than 50 countries with over 50,000 operational flight hours; Dronebuster handheld counter-drone jammers are a complementary non-robotic product line.

HeadquartersFairfax, US
Founded2012
Defense fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StagePE-backed (Highlander Partners majority); $875.8M acquisition by Ondas announced Jul 2026
FoundersMatthew McCue (Co-founder & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America, Middle East, Global
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-18
XNot listed
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinesecurity

Blitz

  • Group 1 autonomous UAS with 150 km range and swarm capabilities

    Mass-deployable expendable autonomous UAS

    Claim source
Machinelogistics

Grasshopper

  • Autonomous cargo glider delivering up to 500 pounds of supplies

    Expendable autonomous resupply glider

    Claim source
Machinesecurity

IonStrike

  • Kinetic autonomous interceptor for counter-UAS defense

    Autonomous interceptor drone

    Claim source
Machinesecurity

LEAP

  • 40+ hours continuous mission endurance

    Long Endurance Aerial Platform for intelligence collection and communications relay

    Claim source
Machinesecurity

ULTRA

  • Up to 80 hours flight endurance with 400+ lb payload

    Long-endurance Group-5 ISR UAS derived from a sailplane airframe; EO/IR sensor turret

    Claim source
Machinesecurity

ULTRA Turbo

  • 70+ hours endurance, turbocharged, upgraded SATCOM, operations above 18,000 ft

    Turbocharged variant of ULTRA under AFRL Center for Rapid Innovation contract

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2024-05-08U.S. Air Force (380th Air Expeditionary Wing)Not listedNot listedNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-07-06Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) announces $875.8M cash-and-stock acquisition of DZYNE ($200M cash + ~$675M stock); CEO Matt McCue to become CTO of Ondas SentinelOndas Inc. (investor relations)
2026-04-30AFRL awards multi-million-dollar contract for three additional ULTRA Turbo aircraft, step toward program of recordPR Newswire (DZYNE Technologies)
2023-12-18Awarded $49 million AFRL contract for long-endurance UAS development (LEAP 40+ hr, ULTRA 80+ hr; 50,000+ operational flight hours claimed)PR Newswire (DZYNE Technologies)
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Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Ondas Announces Transformative Acquisition of DZYNE TechnologiesOndas Inc. (investor relations)
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DZYNE Technologies Awarded $49 Million Contract by Air Force Research Lab for Advanced Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) DevelopmentPR Newswire (DZYNE Technologies)
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Air Force's ULTRA Long-Endurance Glider-Like Drone Is Now Operating In The Middle EastThe War Zone (TWZ)
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DZYNE Secures Multi-Million Dollar AFRL Contract for Additional ULTRA Turbo Aircraft, Redefining Group-5 ISRPR Newswire (DZYNE Technologies)