By Arie Egozi, Autonomy Global – Ambassador for Israel
Israeli company Axon Vision has received an order from Leonardo DRS for delivery of its new AI-based system for counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) missions, strengthening the companies’ strategic cooperation in advanced defense technologies. Valued at approximately 350,000 dollars, the contract covers an initial set of systems that provide end-to-end detection, classification, tracking and interception of aerial threats and other rapidly evolving targets requiring immediate response
This order marks a further step in the cooperation framework signed in late 2025 between Axon Vision and Leonardo DRS, which combines Leonardo DRS’s expertise in advanced sensing and system integration with Axon Vision’s field-tested AI for perception, autonomy and threat classification. The partnership focuses on delivering AI-enabled mission systems to enhance platform survivability, situational awareness and lethality across multiple operational domains.
The new C-UAS systems are designed to support U.S. defense and homeland security forces and are slated for a series of operational evaluations and live exercises on manned and unmanned ground platforms. These activities aim to validate emerging concepts of operation for counter-UAS and mobile force protection and to demonstrate the systems’ flexibility, modular architecture and readiness for deployment in diverse operational scenarios.
“We are proud to deepen our collaboration with Leonardo DRS through this new order,” said Brig. Gen. (res.) Roy Riftin, CEO of Axon Vision. “Axon Vision’s new C-UAS systems represent the next stage in delivering modular, AI-enabled solutions tailored to evolving operational needs, and we look forward to supporting key U.S. stakeholders with advanced capabilities for aerial threat detection and response.”
Ido Rozenberg, President, CTO & Co-Founder of Axon Vision, added that the new C-UAS solution delivers integrated detection, classification, tracking and interception against fast-moving threats in less than one second. He emphasized that the system is designed as a modular last line of defense. It uses standard military integration interfaces for rapid deployment on land and maritime platforms. He noted that the U.S. market is a key strategic focus where the company expects 2026 to be a year of deployment and growth.