Ondas’ World View Selected as Stratospheric High-Altitude Balloon Provider for U.S. Navy SOUTHCOM Maritime Domain Awareness Program

$4.8 Million Preliminary 3-Month Contract Award Helps Operational Counter-Narcotics and Unlawful, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Missions Throughout the Japanese Pacific and Caribbean

World View to Present Stratospheric ISR Assist Below SMX-Led Program Following Profitable UNITAS 2025 Demonstration with U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet

Program Aligns with SOUTHCOM’s New Autonomous Warfare Command and Rising Demand for Persistent, Multi-Area Intelligence Architectures

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2026 / Ondas Inc. (Nasdaq:ONDS) (“Ondas” or the “Firm”), a number one supplier of autonomous drone and superior protection applied sciences, at present introduced that its wholly owned subsidiary, World View Enterprises Inc. (“World View“), has been chosen by the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) U.S. 4th Fleet and SMX, a pacesetter in next-generation cloud C5ISR options for protection and intelligence, because the high-altitude balloon supplier for an operational Maritime Area Consciousness (MDA) program supporting counter-narcotics and unlawful, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing missions within the SOUTHCOM space of accountability (AOR).

The preliminary contract is valued at roughly $4.8 million over a three-month mission interval, constructing on the rising relationship amongst World View, SMX and U.S. Naval Forces SOUTHCOM U.S. 4th Fleet. World View will instantly start operational assist, deploying high-altitude balloon programs in this system’s space of operations to supply persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for maritime safety missions.

This system is being carried out in assist of SOUTHCOM’s increasing use of autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned programs by the area and Operational Space. SOUTHCOM’s intent and imaginative and prescient is to speed up the usage of superior applied sciences throughout domains, linking tactical missions to long-term strategic results whereas supporting regional safety cooperation and efforts to disrupt illicit maritime exercise.

“World View’s choice for this operational program is a transparent validation of the position stratospheric ISR can play in trendy maritime safety,” mentioned Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas. “SOUTHCOM’s space of accountability calls for persistent, wide-area consciousness throughout huge and sophisticated working environments. By combining World View’s high-altitude platforms with Ondas’ broader autonomous programs portfolio, we imagine we’re constructing the kind of layered, multi-domain intelligence structure protection clients have to detect, resolve and act with better pace and confidence.”

World View’s position in this system follows its profitable assist of UNITAS 2025, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime train. Throughout UNITAS, World View served as the high-altitude provider in collaboration with SMX and sensor and expertise corporations, demonstrating how stratospheric platforms can assist persistent maritime surveillance, resilient communications and AI-enabled analytics for operational customers.

“This award displays the belief constructed by execution,” mentioned Ryan Hartman, CEO of World View. “Throughout UNITAS 2025, our staff demonstrated that high-altitude balloon programs can ship persistent, operationally related ISR in assist of actual maritime missions. We’re proud to proceed supporting SMX, SOUTHCOM, and U.S. 4th Fleet as they advance a extra built-in, autonomous and protracted strategy to Maritime Area Consciousness.”

SOUTHCOM’s Operational Areas stay crucial for counter-narcotics and maritime safety missions, the place persistent detection, monitoring and data-sharing capabilities are important to understanding exercise throughout vast ocean areas. World View’s high-altitude balloon programs are designed to enrich satellites, crewed plane, unmanned aerial programs and maritime property by offering long-duration ISR from the stratosphere.

“SMX has been an necessary associate in bringing collectively mission-ready applied sciences that may ship actual operational worth,” Hartman added. “This program reveals how industrial innovation, authorities mission focus and built-in associate groups can transfer rapidly from demonstration to operational assist.”

World View, now a part of Ondas Autonomous Methods, expands Ondas’ multi-domain ISR structure into the stratosphere. Ondas believes the combination of persistent stratospheric sensing, autonomous aerial and floor programs, AI-enabled knowledge fusion and mission-critical communications creates a differentiated platform for protection, homeland safety, allied authorities and demanding infrastructure clients. World View has accomplished over 140 stratospheric flight operations, with payloads as much as 10,000 kg. Its present and previous clients embody NASA, NOAA, U.S. Division of Battle, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Drive.

About Ondas Inc.

Ondas Inc. (Nasdaq: ONDS) is a number one supplier of autonomous programs, robotics, and mission-critical applied sciences for protection, homeland safety, public security, crucial infrastructure, and industrial markets. The Firm develops and deploys built-in unmanned and autonomous platforms throughout air, floor, and stratospheric environments, together with autonomous drone programs, counter-UAS applied sciences, robotic floor programs, superior unmanned plane and propulsion options, demining and engineering programs, and built-in sensing and communications applied sciences designed to assist intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, safety, and operational missions in advanced environments. Ondas’ options are deployed globally by authorities, protection, and industrial clients to guard infrastructure, borders, transportation networks, personnel, and strategic property. 

For extra info on Ondas Inc., go to http://www.ondas.com.

About SMX

SMX is an industry-leading supplier of product-focused options for mission-oriented purchasers, working throughout the USA and across the globe. SMX delivers scalable and safe options mixed with the mission experience wanted to speed up outcomes for the Division of Battle, Intelligence Group, Public Sector, Fortune 1000, and different private and non-private sector purchasers. For extra info on our options, please go to https://www.smxtech.com/.

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