US-based Italian aerospace and defense-contractor subsidiary Leonardo DRS, this week placed an order with Tel Aviv-based Axon Vision for its next‑generation AI–powered counter‑UAS (C‑UAS) system, the military grade AI systems leader released in a press statement.
The deal, valued at roughly $350,000, commits to an initial delivery of systems designed to detect, classify, track, and intercept aerial threats in real-time.
According to Axon Vision, the new C‑UAS systems will support US defense and homeland security customers.
They are slated for a series of operational evaluations and live exercises across manned and unmanned ground platforms and are expected to help validate emerging concepts in counter‑drone operations and mobile force protection.
In the press release, the company said that the order marks a deepening of the strategic partnership which the two firms formalized in late 2025. Under that agreement, the companies would combine Leonardo DRS’s experience in advanced sensing and system integration with Axon Vision’s AI‑driven perception and threat‑classification technologies.
Their joint goal is to field mission systems that improve survivability, situational awareness, and lethality across a range of operational environments.
Growing momentum
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Roy Riftin, Axon Vision’s CEO, noted that the order reflects growing momentum in the companies’ collaboration, saying he looked “forward to supporting key US stakeholders with advanced capabilities for aerial threat detection and response.”
“Axon Vision's new C‑UAS systems represent the next stage in delivering modular AI‑enabled solutions, tailored to evolving operational needs,” he said.”
Ido Rozenberg, the company’s president, CTO, and co‑founder, emphasized the system’s speed and modularity. He described the platform as an “all‑in‑one solution” capable of detecting, classifying, tracking, and intercepting fast‑moving threats in under one second.
The new system, he said, “is designed as a modular last line of defense, with standard military integration interfaces for rapid deployment on land and maritime platforms. The US market is a key strategic focus for Axon Vision, and we expect 2026 to be a year of deployment and growth.”
The company, founded in 2017 by veterans of elite IDF technology units, Rozenberg alongside Raz Roditti and Michael Zolotov, develops AI‑based operational systems for defense forces. Its solutions are currently deployed by the Israel Defense Forces and other military organizations worldwide.
Among Axon Vision’s collaborations are Israel’s Defense Ministry, Elbit Systems, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It recently completed a successful IPO on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, raising approximately $26 million to support product development and international expansion.
Its systems are built around modular, platform‑agnostic architectures intended to integrate with both legacy and next‑generation combat platforms. They are designed to enhance lethality, survivability, and mission effectiveness in increasingly complex battlefield environments,