SOF Week 2026: DroneShield moves to double its production capacity in the US
DroneSentry-X. (Photo: DroneShield)
The DroneShield US subsidiary is rapidly expanding its manufacturing footprint in the country and has expedited the process to double its domestic production capacity in at least four months.
The global counter-drone company DroneShield is moving aggressively to expand its manufacturing footprint in the US. Initially planned to require two years, the multimillion-dollar process to double its production capacity in the country is now intended to be concluded at least four months earlier.
Starting in September last year, the augmentation effort is now on track to be completed within the next six to nine months, according to the president of DroneShield’s American subsidiary, Ray Fitzgerald. He told Shephard that, in this timeframe, the new manufacturing equipment “will be up and banging on all cylinders”.
By expediting its
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