Ondas’ American Robotics to Distribute Wåsp Drones for U.S. Defense Market

October 2, 2025 — Leads & Copy — Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) has placed its initial order of 500 Wåsp drones from Rift Dynamics to launch U.S. defense market distribution through its American Robotics subsidiary.

The Wåsp drone platform meets urgent U.S. Department of War requirements for mass-affordable attritable systems. Ondas’ American Robotics is the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Wåsp drone platform. The Wåsp is fully NDAA-compliant and designed for scalable production through leading defense electronics manufacturer, Kitron’s, global manufacturing network. The manufacturing strategy provides industrial readiness for Rift and Ondas to deliver 20,000 units per month worldwide.

The Wåsp is a combat-ready, NDAA-compliant, attritable drone system designed to meet the growing demand from the U.S. Department of War (DOW) for “mass affordable” strike and perimeter defense platforms. With its modular architecture, NATO interoperability, and battlefield validation, Wåsp strengthens Ondas’ layered defense portfolio alongside the Optimus autonomous aerial system and Iron Drone Raider counter-UAS solution.

Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas Holdings, said demand from the U.S. Department of War and allied defense forces for mass-affordable attritable platforms is accelerating, and the Wåsp is engineered to meet that requirement. By leveraging Rift’s NDAA-compliant design and Kitron proven global manufacturing expertise, Ondas is able rapidly scale production and deliver thousands of units per month.

Knut Roar Wiig, CEO of Rift Dynamics, commented that the Wåsp was designed to deliver the balance of performance, cost, and availability required for modern attritable operations. By combining NDAA-compliant design with a trusted European and American supply chain, Rift and Kitron ensure the Wåsp can be produced at scale for both European and U.S. customers. Partnering with Ondas allows them to introduce this capability to the U.S. defense market at a critical moment of need.

Production of the initial 500 Wåsp units will be carried out by Kitron. Ondas is actively pursuing DOW program bids and expects to receive its initial deliveries of Wåsp systems in Q4 2025.

Gary Tarallo, Managing Director of Kitron, US Operations, said that adding Rift to their Windber portfolio will create well needed job opportunities and will definitely ‘move the needle’.

Preston Grimes
Marketing Manager, Ondas Holdings Inc.
preston.grimes@ondas.com

Source: Ondas Holdings Inc.

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