
Shares of Ondas Inc. (ONDS) drew significant investor attention on Friday after the company announced it secured more than $30 million in new orders during May, bringing second-quarter-to-date orders to over $110 million across its defense, security, and autonomous technology platform.
The May momentum shows accelerating customer demand for air defense, counter-UAS, loitering munitions, ISR systems, and robotic ground vehicles.
Ondas reported a pro forma backlog of $457 million at the end of the first quarter. The company said the orders are helping to build its growing backlog and span its defense and security platforms, including air defense, counter-drone systems, loitering munitions, surveillance and reconnaissance, unmanned ground vehicles, robotic defense systems, and mission-critical security tech.
"Securing over $30 million in new orders during May, and over $110 million in orders quarter-to-date, reflects Ondas' continued execution," said Eric Brock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Ondas.
“We believe this momentum is strengthening our visibility into future growth opportunities across defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure markets,” Brock added.
He stated that the government and critical infrastructure operators are increasingly seeking proven partners capable of delivering integrated autonomous systems, counter-drone tech, and related mission solutions at scale.
Brock highlighted that Ondas is well-positioned to support these evolving requirements through its expanding technology portfolio, operational capabilities, and growing global customer relationships.
The company plans to continue advancing its growth strategy by increasing production capacity, integrating acquired technologies, deepening customer relationships, and pursuing larger defense and security contracts across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and other allied markets.
The retail sentiment surrounding the stock has remained ‘extremely bullish’ while message volumes improved to ‘extremely high’ from ‘high’ over the past 24 hours. Retail chatter on ONDS stock rose more than 410% over the past week.
One user on Stocktwits said Ondas is starting to look like one of those order-flow stories the market can't ignore.
Another user said defense names are quietly setting up again, and this sector looks far from done.
Ondas shares have gained over 6% year-to-date.
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