Ondas acquired BIRD Aerosystems, a developer of Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) and airborne ISR mission platforms, integrating these technologies into its Autonomous Systems and Networks divisions. The acquisition cements Ondas' entry into the UAS missile protection market and broadens its defense technology offerings.

BIRD’s AMPS integrates missile warning sensors and Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) to detect and neutralize threats like MANPADS, while its ASIO systems combine multi-mode radar, electro-optical sensors and data fusion for real-time intelligence. These capabilities complement Ondas’ counter-UAS drones, robotic platforms and private wireless solutions.

BIRD Aerosystems’ platforms are installed on over 700 aircraft across more than 40 airframe types, serving customers including the US Army, NATO forces, leading APAC air forces and United Nations aviation fleets. Operational deployments in high-risk environments underscore system reliability in contested theaters.

Integrating BIRD’s sensing, mitigation and command-and-control technologies supports Ondas’ systems-of-systems defense architecture across air, ground and sensor domains. Ondas will discuss financial outlook for the acquisition on its March 25 earnings call, as it expands into unmanned aircraft missile protection.