Ondas Holdings is a global leader in mission critical networks, autonomous drones, counter drone systems, and artificial intelligence enabled infrastructure platforms. With divisions including Ondas Networks, American Robotics, Airobotics, Iron Drone, and Aperio Motion, the company delivers hardware, software, and full stack operational capabilities across sectors such as energy, utilities, defense, infrastructure, and public safety. Its integrated technology ecosystem combines automation, wireless connectivity, and artificial intelligence to enhance the way nations monitor, protect, and optimize critical assets.

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Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is driving one of the most ambitious modernization efforts in the world. The Kingdom’s priorities include building smart infrastructure, enhancing public safety, localizing technology, digitizing governance, and modernizing defense capabilities. Bringing Ondas into Saudi Arabia represents an opportunity to localize advanced technologies, build sovereign capacity, and create long term resilience across strategic sectors. Karen Thomasine is currently working with Ondas to establish a joint venture in the Kingdom that will deploy the company’s technologies among key government related entities. This partnership aims to anchor Ondas within Saudi Arabia’s innovation ecosystem, positioning it as a trusted solutions provider for national infrastructure, energy operations, and public safety networks.

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Ondas’s expansion into Saudi Arabia aligns closely with several of the country’s strategic priorities. The oil and gas, utilities, transport, and energy sectors demand robust monitoring, maintenance, and communication systems that can operate across vast and harsh environments. Public safety and defense require enhanced border protection, counter drone systems, and advanced surveillance for critical assets and large scale events. Mega projects such as NEOM, The Line, and the Red Sea Development depend on high performance wireless networks, autonomous systems, and smart grid connectivity. By establishing local partnerships, Ondas can embed these solutions directly into Saudi Arabia’s next generation of cities and industrial zones.

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The market opportunity for these technologies in Saudi Arabia is significant. In 2024, the country’s commercial drone market was valued at around two hundred and ninety seven million dollars and is projected to grow to more than three billion dollars by 2033. The military drone market reached five hundred and eight million dollars in 2024 and is expected to more than double by 2030. The broader Saudi drone market, including surveillance, logistics, and industrial applications, was estimated at twelve billion dollars in 2023. Smart city development is also accelerating, with the market expected to reach nearly nineteen billion dollars by 2030. The country’s critical infrastructure protection market, encompassing security and counter drone systems, was valued at almost two billion dollars in 2024 and is projected to grow steadily through the decade. These figures underscore the strong alignment between Ondas’s core capabilities and Saudi Arabia’s development agenda.

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Ondas’s platform rests on several complementary pillars. Its autonomous drone and inspection ecosystems enable continuous monitoring of energy infrastructure, pipelines, utilities, solar farms, and remote industrial facilities. Its counter drone and airspace security systems protect ports, borders, and event spaces from unauthorized activity. Its mission critical wireless networks provide stable, long range communications in environments where traditional systems fail. An artificial intelligence and data analytics layer transforms the information collected from drones and sensors into actionable insight for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and environmental monitoring. By partnering with Saudi regulators such as the General Authority of Civil Aviation and the Communications, Space and Technology Commission, Ondas will ensure that its systems comply with local regulations while contributing to workforce training, technology localization, and domestic capability building.

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Several factors make this integration particularly timely. Mega projects under Vision 2030 such as NEOM, Qiddiya, and the Red Sea Project require sophisticated connectivity, autonomous systems, and real time inspection tools. Regulatory progress in drone operations and wireless communication has created a more open environment for deployment. Rising global security concerns highlight the importance of protecting energy assets, industrial zones, and borders, while economic and efficiency pressures drive demand for automation and data driven operations. As other international players conduct pilot programs with Saudi institutions, Ondas stands ready to deliver scalable, field proven solutions that go beyond testing into nationwide deployment.

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Integrating Ondas into Saudi Arabia’s ecosystem is about more than importing hardware. It is about building systems that evolve with the Kingdom’s ambitions. Through its joint venture and government partnerships, Ondas will provide direct operational exposure for Saudi industries and agencies, delivering live systems that generate ongoing insight and safety improvements. Its technologies will create infrastructure backed stability through long lifecycle assets such as wireless networks, drone stations, and smart grids. They will also encourage local entrepreneurship, as Saudi engineers and service companies develop new analytics tools, data platforms, and maintenance operations around Ondas’s systems. This approach reinforces sovereignty by reducing reliance on foreign technology and embedding expertise within the Kingdom.

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Ondas is more than a technology provider. It is a catalyst for Saudi Arabia’s transformation under Vision 2030. Its mission critical networks, autonomous drones, and counter drone systems directly support national security, smart city development, and infrastructure resilience. By enabling faster inspections, safer operations, and artificial intelligence powered analytics, Ondas strengthens the Kingdom’s capacity to protect assets, optimize energy systems, and deliver smarter public services across its growing portfolio of mega projects.

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Equally important, Ondas is helping build Saudi capability for the long term. Through local training, service hubs, and research partnerships, it will ensure that the Kingdom not only deploys cutting edge technology but also develops sovereign expertise to sustain it. This partnership marks a step toward positioning Saudi Arabia as a regional leader in autonomous systems and critical network technologies, future proofing its infrastructure and supporting a secure, resilient, and competitive economy.

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