Ondas introduced Dronebuster REACH on 30 September as a longer-range, higher-power member of its non-kinetic counter-drone family. The company says a first system is under contract for delivery to the US Office of Naval Research following customer acceptance testing. The intended use is research, evaluation and testing, not an announced fleet installation or operational acceptance.
Ondas describes REACH as a way to extend electronic effects beyond the range of a handheld device. It lists command-link disruption, satellite-navigation denial and optional positioning, navigation and timing effects, and says the product can receive cues from its detection and command software. The announcement gives no measured engagement range, test result, price or delivery date for this variant. Existing Dronebuster fielding figures refer to the wider family and should not be read as REACH deliveries.
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The contract provides a concrete evaluation path, while acceptance testing and the research customer's results remain ahead. Published range measurements, integration results and a confirmed handover would let readers assess the variant beyond the supplier's launch claims.
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- — Added supplier-announced REACH launch and ONR evaluation contract without treating it as accepted service.
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- Ondas Dronebuster REACH launch announcement, 30 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer announcement
