DZYNE receives more than $6 million AFRL award for Long-Range Grasshopper
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded DZYNE Technologies, now part of Ondas, a contract worth more than $6 million to advance the Long-Range Grasshopper autonomous aerial-delivery system.
Evidence notes
- The work covers enhancements to the Long-Range Grasshopper autonomous launch-and-landing system under an Air Force Research Laboratory contract valued at more than $6 million.
- The programme will advance long-range precision delivery and contested-logistics applications for the autonomous glider system.
- Earlier 2024–2025 testing validated autonomous deployment, jet-engine air-start, extended-range navigation and precision payload delivery; the Grasshopper glider architecture has carried payloads of up to 500 pounds.
Company context
U.S. autonomous-defence company producing long-endurance UAS, expendable aircraft and portable, mobile and fixed-site counter-UAS systems.