Mobilicom and ARK Electronics Partner to Develop and Launch Cybersecure Solutions for Mass-Market Drone and Robotics Platforms
Mobilicom (MOB) and ARK Electronics have announced a strategic partnership to develop mass-market cybersecure solutions for mini and small-sized drones and robotics platforms. The collaboration combines Mobilicom's OS3 cybersecurity software with ARK's made-in-USA, BLUE UAS listed, NDAA compliant, NVIDIA AI-driven hardware.
The partnership targets a market valued at $5.8 billion in 2023, projected to reach $10.4 billion by 2030 with an 8.6% CAGR. The first joint product is expected to launch in H2 2025. ARK, with 11 products on the DoD's Blue UAS Framework, will integrate Mobilicom's OS3 platform, which provides cybersecurity for AI-driven drones through continuous monitoring and threat prevention.
The companies are showcasing their upcoming products at XPONENTIAL 2025, where over 7,500 autonomous technology experts are gathering.Mobilicom (MOB) e ARK Electronics hanno annunciato una partnership strategica per sviluppare soluzioni di cybersicurezza destinate al mercato di massa per droni mini e di piccole dimensioni e piattaforme robotiche. La collaborazione unisce il software di cybersicurezza OS3 di Mobilicom con l'hardware NVIDIA AI-driven, prodotto negli USA, incluso nella lista BLUE UAS e conforme alla NDAA di ARK.
Il mercato di riferimento vale 5,8 miliardi di dollari nel 2023, con una previsione di crescita fino a 10,4 miliardi di dollari entro il 2030 e un CAGR dell'8,6%. Il primo prodotto congiunto è previsto per la seconda metà del 2025. ARK, che conta 11 prodotti nel Blue UAS Framework del Dipartimento della Difesa, integrerà la piattaforma OS3 di Mobilicom, che garantisce la cybersicurezza per droni AI-driven attraverso monitoraggio continuo e prevenzione delle minacce.
Le aziende presenteranno i loro prodotti in arrivo a XPONENTIAL 2025, evento che riunisce oltre 7.500 esperti di tecnologie autonome.
Mobilicom (MOB) y ARK Electronics han anunciado una asociación estratégica para desarrollar soluciones ciberseguras de mercado masivo para drones mini y de pequeño tamaño, así como plataformas robóticas. La colaboración combina el software de ciberseguridad OS3 de Mobilicom con el hardware impulsado por IA de NVIDIA, fabricado en EE.UU., listado en BLUE UAS y conforme a NDAA de ARK.
El mercado objetivo está valorado en 5.8 mil millones de dólares en 2023, con una proyección que alcanza los 10.4 mil millones para 2030 y una tasa compuesta anual de crecimiento (CAGR) del 8.6%. Se espera que el primer producto conjunto se lance en la segunda mitad de 2025. ARK, con 11 productos en el Blue UAS Framework del Departamento de Defensa, integrará la plataforma OS3 de Mobilicom, que ofrece ciberseguridad para drones impulsados por IA mediante monitoreo continuo y prevención de amenazas.
Las compañías presentarán sus próximos productos en XPONENTIAL 2025, donde se reunirán más de 7,500 expertos en tecnología autónoma.
Mobilicom (MOB)과 ARK Electronics가 미니 및 소형 드론과 로봇 플랫폼을 위한 대중 시장용 사이버 보안 솔루션 개발을 위한 전략적 파트너십을 발표했습니다. 이번 협력은 Mobilicom의 OS3 사이버보안 소프트웨어와 ARK의 미국산, BLUE UAS 등록, NDAA 준수, NVIDIA AI 기반 하드웨어를 결합합니다.
목표 시장은 2023년 58억 달러 규모이며, 2030년까지 104억 달러로 성장할 것으로 예상되며 연평균 성장률(CAGR)은 8.6%입니다. 첫 공동 제품은 2025년 하반기에 출시될 예정입니다. ARK는 국방부의 Blue UAS 프레임워크에 11개의 제품을 보유하고 있으며, Mobilicom의 OS3 플랫폼을 통합하여 AI 기반 드론의 사이버 보안을 연속 모니터링과 위협 방지를 통해 제공합니다.
양사는 7,500명 이상의 자율 기술 전문가들이 모이는 XPONENTIAL 2025에서 다가오는 제품을 선보일 예정입니다.
Mobilicom (MOB) et ARK Electronics ont annoncé un partenariat stratégique pour développer des solutions cybersécurisées destinées au marché de masse pour les drones miniatures et de petite taille ainsi que pour les plateformes robotiques. Cette collaboration associe le logiciel de cybersécurité OS3 de Mobilicom au matériel NVIDIA piloté par IA, fabriqué aux États-Unis, inscrit sur la liste BLUE UAS et conforme à la NDAA d'ARK.
Le marché visé est estimé à 5,8 milliards de dollars en 2023, avec une projection atteignant 10,4 milliards de dollars d'ici 2030 et un taux de croissance annuel composé (CAGR) de 8,6 %. Le premier produit commun devrait être lancé au second semestre 2025. ARK, qui compte 11 produits dans le cadre Blue UAS du département de la Défense, intégrera la plateforme OS3 de Mobilicom, offrant une cybersécurité pour les drones pilotés par IA grâce à une surveillance continue et à la prévention des menaces.
Les entreprises présenteront leurs produits à venir lors de XPONENTIAL 2025, où plus de 7 500 experts en technologies autonomes se réuniront.
Mobilicom (MOB) und ARK Electronics haben eine strategische Partnerschaft angekündigt, um massentaugliche, cyber-sichere Lösungen für Mini- und Klein-Drohnen sowie Robotikplattformen zu entwickeln. Die Zusammenarbeit kombiniert Mobilicoms OS3-Cybersicherheitssoftware mit ARKs in den USA hergestellter, im BLUE UAS gelisteter, NDAA-konformer, von NVIDIA KI-gesteuerter Hardware.
Der Zielmarkt wird auf 5,8 Milliarden US-Dollar im Jahr 2023 geschätzt und soll bis 2030 mit einer CAGR von 8,6 % auf 10,4 Milliarden US-Dollar wachsen. Das erste gemeinsame Produkt wird für die zweite Hälfte des Jahres 2025 erwartet. ARK, mit 11 Produkten im Blue UAS Framework des Verteidigungsministeriums, wird die OS3-Plattform von Mobilicom integrieren, die Cybersicherheit für KI-gesteuerte Drohnen durch kontinuierliche Überwachung und Bedrohungsprävention bietet.
Die Unternehmen präsentieren ihre kommenden Produkte auf der XPONENTIAL 2025, wo über 7.500 Experten für autonome Technologien zusammenkommen.
- Partnership combines two Blue UAS Framework listed companies, enhancing credibility for DoD contracts
- Targets a $5.8B market growing at 8.6% CAGR to $10.4B by 2030
- ARK's established position with 11 products on DoD's Blue UAS Framework provides strong market access
- NDAA compliance and made-in-USA status increases potential for government contracts
- First product launch not until H2 2025, indicating delayed revenue impact
- Entering a competitive market with established players
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Mobilicom-ARK partnership combines elite cybersecurity with NDAA-compliant hardware, targeting $10.4B drone market with H2 2025 product launch.
This strategic partnership between Mobilicom and ARK Electronics represents a significant development in the cybersecure drone and robotics space. The collaboration combines Mobilicom's OS3 cybersecurity software with ARK's NDAA-compliant, NVIDIA AI-driven hardware - essentially merging best-in-class security software with government-approved American-made hardware components.
The timing is strategic, targeting a
Most significant is how this partnership addresses critical security vulnerabilities in drone technology while maintaining NDAA compliance. By incorporating these cybersecurity capabilities into mass-market, affordable platforms, the companies are democratizing military-grade security features previously available only in high-end systems. The first joint product is scheduled for H2 2025, positioning them to capitalize on rapidly increasing defense and commercial demand for secure autonomous systems that meet stringent government requirements.
The strategic value extends beyond the technology itself - by creating solutions that comply with U.S., European, and NATO requirements, they're effectively designing products with built-in export potential across allied nations, significantly expanding their total addressable market in both defense and commercial sectors.
Partnership combines Mobilicom’s groundbreaking OS3 cybersecurity software with ARK’s made-in-the-USA, BLUE UAS listed, NDAA compliant, NVIDIA AI-driven hardware
ARK joins Mobilicom’s booth at XPONENTIAL 2025, a gathering of global leaders and end users in the uncrewed systems and robotics industry, to feature the companies’ upcoming joint products
First product expected to launch H2 2025
Palo Alto, CA and Salt Lake City, Utah, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mobilicom Limited (Nasdaq: MOB), a provider of cybersecurity and robust solutions for drones and robotics, and ARK Electronics, a provider of cutting-edge made-in-the-USA technologies for drones, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and offer mass-market, affordable cybersecure solutions for mini and small-sized drones and robotics platforms. The first product under this partnership is expected to launch in the second half of 2025. Mini and small sized drones play a vital role in both commercial and defense markets, representing a
On May 19-22, 2025, ARK joins Mobilicom’s booth at XPONENTIAL 2025, where more than 7,500 of the world’s top experts in autonomous technology from over 20 industries and 60 countries are coming together to change the course of the industry.
“By combining Mobilicom’s OS3 with ARK’s made-in-the-USA mission critical hardware, we can offer manufacturers complete solutions for small-sized modern uncrewed systems,” said Oren Elkayam, CEO of Mobilicom. “With 11 Autonomy and flight computers hardware products on the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Intelligence Unit’s Blue UAS Framework, ARK is a leading provider of critical drone and robotics solutions cleared for purchase by the DoD. We are pleased that they have selected our OS3 as their cybersecurity solution.”
“Together, we aim to create scalable, secure, cost-efficient technologies that are suitable for a broad range of programs and procurements from the U.S., Europe, NATO member nations and allies. By partnering with the best in the business in each domain, we at Mobilicom are rapidly expanding our product portfolio, broadening our end-to-end solutions offering, and expanding our addressable markets.”
Through this strategic partnership, Mobilicom’s OS3 (Operational Security, Safety, and Standards compliance) platform, which provides innovative cybersecurity for next-generation AI-driven drones through continuous monitoring, detection, alarm, and threat prevention, will be combined with ARK’s made-in-the-USA, NVIDIA-based, AI-driven drone electronics. As an NVIDIA partner, ARK has a strong track record of launching mass-market, affordable, electronics built on the NVIDIA platform. ARK’s hardware is National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) compliant, built in line with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) objectives for Modular Open Source Architecture (MOSA), based on AUVSI cybersecurity industry standards, and optimized for high-volume mini and small size drones used in first-person view (FPV) and loitering munitions that meet and exceed standards for military, commercial, industrial, and hobbyist markets.
Both companies have products on the Blue UAS Framework, which provides a prestigious shortlist of rigorously vetted products available for procurement by the DoD and others.
“Mobilicom is a leader in drone and robotics cybersecurity, and we are very pleased to work with them,” stated Ike Atkinson, Chief Operating Officer of ARK Electronics. “Their OS3 is the first solution on the market to provide comprehensive security, safety and standard compliance for secure operations of autonomous drones and robots. We are eager to co-develop products that meet the needs of the market and expect to rapidly gain market traction with OEMs that prioritize both performance and security.”
About ARK Electronics
ARK Electronics is dedicated to designing and manufacturing made-in-the-USA drone electronics with a focus on providing cutting-edge technology through products ranging from autopilots and GPS systems to optical flow sensors and other advanced sensors.
About Mobilicom
Mobilicom is a leading provider of cybersecure robust solutions for the rapidly growing defense and commercial drones and robotics market. Mobilicom’s large portfolio of field-proven technologies includes cybersecurity, software, hardware, and professional services that power, connect, guide, and secure drones and robotics. Through deployments across the globe with over 50 customers, including the world’s largest drone manufacturers, Mobilicom’s end-to-end solutions are used in mission-critical functions.
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