Duke Robotics Secures Elbit Follow-On Order and $1M Utility Drone Contract
GE•Duke Robotics earned its first Bird of Prey royalty from Elbit Systems in 2025 and secured a new Elbit order in June, generating further royalties. Insulator Cleaning Drone received a March 2026 Israel Electric Corp order for over $1 million and cleared EU SORA approval, expanding into Greece’s grid modernization market.
1. Defense Royalties and Elbit Order
Duke Robotics’ Bird of Prey stabilization system earned its first royalties in 2025 under a 2021 collaboration with Elbit Systems and holds a U.S. patent plus a Department of Defense innovation award. In June 2026 the company secured a follow-on Elbit order, positioning it to receive additional royalties as deliveries occur later this year.
2. Utility Drone Contract and EU Expansion
The company’s Insulator Cleaning Drone won a March 2026 purchase order from Israel Electric Corp expected to generate over $1 million in revenue in 2026. Through its Duke Robotics Hellas subsidiary it cleared the EU’s SORA safety process in January, opening operations across Greece’s grid modernization efforts and setting a path into broader European markets.
