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Overview

DroneShield develops counter-drone detection and defeat systems. Its sensors and jammers protect airports, military sites and public events. Defence and security agencies in many countries deploy its equipment.

News

News Australian Financial Review 2 months ago
DroneShield promises better transparency as shares tumble
DroneShield chief executive Angus Bean said the company is investing heavily as it prepares for the next stage of growth, and that it will be more open in future.
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News the Guardian 2 months ago
Third drone and suspected military explosives found near Leipzig airport
Local media report discovery by German investigators after attempted attack on cargo and military logistics hub
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News Fox News 2 months ago
Attempted drone incursion at Virginia prison leads to $324K contraband haul with meth, 17 cellphones
Virginia Department of Corrections officials intercepted $324,000 worth of contraband including methamphetamine and 17 cellphones after drone smuggling at Sussex I State Prison.
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News LBC 2 months ago
At least 16 dead and 130 injured after Russia launches
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strikes were a deliberate attempt to target emergency services
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News cuashub.com 2 months ago
Prison drone drops disrupt medical helicopter operations in Strasbourg
Drone deliveries to Strasbourg's Elsau prison have forced emergency helicopters to use another hospital at night.
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News IG 2 months ago
DroneShield HY26 earnings preview
Discover what to expect from DroneShield's HY26 earnings, including margins and SaaS growth.
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News 7NEWS 2 months ago
Rogue drone forces pilots into evasive action to avoid mid-air disaster
One pilot told 7NEWS contact could have been castastrophic.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at DroneShield over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
63
Postings analysed
27
Stack modernity
73/100AI adopter
Languages
Python41%
Go19%
PowerShell15%
C++11%
Frameworks & libraries
CUDA7%
GStreamer7%
OpenCV7%
Playwright7%
Cloud & platforms
Linux56%
Microsoft Entra ID15%
Windows11%
AWS11%
AI & ML
LLM4%
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Full DroneShield tech stack 63 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

People

Oleg Vornik
Executive Officer
James Walker
Executive Officer
Samantha Ravich
Director
Peter James
Director
Winton Willesee
Director
Robert Clisdell
Director
Bradley Buswell
Director
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
77/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
32
5 opened / 8 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
16 days
faster than 59% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
21% ▼
Leadership
13% ▼
Management
13% ▲
Security
11%
Legal
6%
AI/ML
4% ▼
Activity Timeline
New location: Alexandria Oct 2026
New location: Netherlands Oct 2026
Added React.js to stack Sep 2026
New location: Milan Sep 2026
New location: United States Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack Sep 2026
New location: Warrenton Sep 2026
New location: Rome Sep 2026
Added Service Desk to stack Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
7
Hiring now
6
Countries
4
Busiest office
Sydney
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Sydney Australia
HQ
AU - Remote
20 open roles 25 posted in 90 days 35% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Security, Field & Service, Leadership
126 Phillip Street Sydney, NSW, 2000 Australia
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, company site, job postings
Amsterdam Netherlands
Plant / site
Amsterdam
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Legal, Sales
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings
Warrenton United States
Engineering / R&D
Warrenton
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Security, Solutions
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Adelaide Australia
Regional office
Adelaide
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Leadership
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings
Canberra Australia
AU - Remote
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Milan Italy
Sales office
EU - Remote
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Management
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Warrenton United States
Regional office
Warrenton
4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
seen since Sep 2026 careers board
Earlier presence
São Paulo, Brazil 1 open roles · last posting Aug 2026

Jobs

≈ $79k – $153k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Warrenton
PowerShell
VMWare
Proxmox VE
Hyper-V
Linux
Windows
DNS
DHCP
VPN
Wi-Fi
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
SOC 2
NIST 800-171
Microsoft Entra ID
Management
ITIL
Apply
≈ $63k – $151k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Sydney
Python
JavaScript
PowerShell
Node JS
Bash
Commander.js
DevOps
Azure
AWS
Linux
Cybersecurity
SIEM
Apply
≈ $94k – $198k per year (Estimated) • In office • Sydney
Python
Go
Bash
Debian
CI/CD
AWS
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
Platform Engineering
Incident Management
Linux
DNS
Cybersecurity
SBOM
Apply
≈ $71k – $152k per year (Estimated) • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Sydney
Machine Learning
DevOps
Linux
Apply
≈ $122k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Hybrid • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Sydney
Python
Go
JavaScript
Machine Learning
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Linux
Management
Agile
Apply
≈ $40k – $86k per year (Estimated) • In office • Sydney
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Entra ID
Management
Jira
Service Desk
Apply
≈ $89k – $198k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Sydney
Python
Git
Apply
≈ $66k – $184k per year (Estimated) • In office • Sydney
Go
Loki
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
CI/CD
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Grafana
Platform Engineering
Linux
DNS
Apply
≈ $59k – $141k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Sydney
Python
PowerShell
LLM
DevOps
Linux
Windows
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
Microsoft Defender
CIS Benchmarks
Microsoft Entra ID
Apply
≈ $60k – $142k per year (Estimated) • In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Sydney
Python
PowerShell
Rest API
Linux
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
NIST CSF
NIST 800-53
Management
Jira
Power Automate
Apply
≈ $105k – $240k per year (Estimated) • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Sydney
Python
Verilog
C++
SystemVerilog
VHDL
Machine Learning
DevOps
CI/CD
Linux
Chips/EDA
Xilinx Vivado
Vitis
Management
Agile
Apply
≈ $88k – $186k per year (Estimated) • In office • 10+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Adelaide
Machine Learning
Apply

Financials

Total raised
$26.2M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
4
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2018 $100k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $928k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2016 $3.1M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2016 $22M Details