$4.8 Million Initial 3-Month Contract Award Supports Operational Counter-Narcotics and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Missions Across the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean

World View to Provide Stratospheric ISR Support Under SMX-Led Program Following Successful UNITAS 2025 Demonstration with U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet

Program Aligns with SOUTHCOM's New Autonomous Warfare Command and Growing Demand for Persistent, Multi-Domain Intelligence Architectures

WEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2026 / Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) ("Ondas" or the "Company"), a leading provider of autonomous drone and advanced defense technologies, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, World View Enterprises Inc. ("World View"), has been selected by the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) U.S. 4th Fleet and SMX, a leader in next-generation cloud C5ISR solutions for defense and intelligence, as the high-altitude balloon provider for an operational Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) program supporting counter-narcotics and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing missions in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility (AOR).

The initial contract is valued at approximately $4.8 million over a three-month mission period, building on the growing relationship among World View, SMX and U.S. Naval Forces SOUTHCOM U.S. 4th Fleet. World View will immediately begin operational support, deploying high-altitude balloon systems in the program's area of operations to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities for maritime security missions.

The program is being conducted in support of SOUTHCOM's expanding use of autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned systems through the region and Operational Area. SOUTHCOM's intent and vision is to accelerate the use of advanced technologies across domains, linking tactical missions to long-term strategic effects while supporting regional security cooperation and efforts to disrupt illicit maritime activity.