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US Defense Giant Onward Integrates Israeli Robotics and Drone Tech Under Former Mossad Chief

Onward, a US defense company with Israeli management, has acquired 15 Israeli defense tech firms and appointed former Mossad chief Dedi Barnea as president. The company aims to integrate drones, robots, sensors, and interception systems into a unified autonomous combat platform, aligning with US military needs.

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What happened

  1. 01Onward acquired about 15 Israeli defense tech firms for hundreds of millions of dollars.
  2. 02Former Mossad chief Dedi Barnea was appointed Onward’s president and chairman.
  3. 03The company aims to unify drones, robots, sensors, and interception tech into one operational platform.
  4. 04Onward emphasizes human oversight in lethal decisions despite AI and autonomous systems.
  5. 05Key technologies include anti-drone systems, robotic ground units, and mine detection robots.
  6. 06Onward has contracts in Israel and the US and must prove its integrated system’s effectiveness.

Onward’s CTO emphasized maintaining human control over lethal decisions while advancing robotic and anti-drone technologies. The firm has secured contracts in Israel and the US and now seeks to prove its integrated system’s operational effectiveness.

Translated and summarized by baba from N12, the latest report. Read N12’s original

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