The capabilities of the new drones meet the evolving dynamics of modern armed conflicts, which require very high-efficiency solutions, yet cheaper, and that can easily carry out important missions, OVES officials say.
Currently, the new production line serves a single drone model, Ajeet, designed to operate in groups. However, Ajeet can also function individually for various tasks, mainly involving surveillance and loitering.
The new drone produced by OVES Enterprise is intended for private companies in the defense sector, which have ongoing contracts and commitments to governmental organizations involved in multiple operations, as well as governments / militaries from different regions of the world.
“Advancing in all these discussions about drones, while maintaining a close connection with our partners in conflict zones, we realized that we need to build a drone model that can carry out important missions and, at the same time, use ‘swarming’ technology. In the near future, in theaters of operations, we will find swarms of drones carrying out complex missions. An intelligent way of fighting is to use small-sized drones, whose costs are in the order of hundreds of dollars, to neutralize, for example, tanks worth several million dollars”, says Mihai Filip, CEO of OVES Enterprise, noting that, although small in size, the Ajeet drones comply with all current standards, such as the BMS (Battery Management System – mandatory from this year) or the fact that each drone must have a transponder so that it can be precisely located at any moment.
The company maintains the investment pace and has a budget of EUR2.5 million for the development of its own products and for continuing the process of international expansion this year, with a focus on areas such as Software as a Service, Space and Defense, and Cybersecurity.