Ondas Inc (ONDS)

right back down where I bought yesterday. Got a bit excited to see it break $10 pre-market.
Darn meme stock!....LOL

Busy next few weeks for Ondas.
Let them shake out weak hands and we'll see how the summer treats us.
Not exactly happy with the wicked shorting, but it also can provide liquidity on many days.
Now the company and subsidiaries need to execute, develop even more partnerships, and give investors a reason to buy and hold.
A few more contract wins that have potential dollar amounts attached could really revise the guidance upward.

Is today the final tranche payment day on the Omnisys purchase??

Typical hit job at the opening.today

Article about the industry and ONDS mentioned towards the end with list of other companies in field
https://investorshub.advfn.com/stock-market/NASDAQ/ondas-ONDS/stock-news/98729887/as-counter-drone-demand-surges-defense-tech-goes

If they still have these share tranches to pay for purchases of companies, these high short ratios are not surprising. Anytime you structure a transaction based ona future price, or 5 day average preceding the issuance date, you will have this.

Look at it this way. The potential share acquirer shorts at $10, pressures stock price to $9 (it could be him, hedge fund friends, MM's). So they then get enough shares to cover the short (need not "locate"), and has excess shares left over as he gets them based on a $9 price---basically 10% more shares than he sold. So he has gotten paid plus has free shares.

As Counter-Drone Demand Surges, Defense Tech Goes on the OffensiveJune 12, 2026 8:20 AM
PR Newswire (US) Issued on behalf of VisionWave Holdings, Inc.As governments race to field affordable counter-drone and tactical autonomy systems, a wave of defense-tech consolidation is rewarding companies that can bolt advanced AI onto proven sensing hardware — and VisionWave is seeking to put itself at the center of that trend.WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. and NESS ZIONA, Israel, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — The defense and security technology sector has spent the past two years being reshaped by a single, stubborn reality: cheap, weaponized drones are now a battlefield and homeland-security staple, and the systems built to detect, track, and defeat them have become one of the fastest-growing niches in defense spending. Against that backdrop, VisionWave Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VWAV) has moved to acquire a controlling interest in an established 3D perception company, signaling its intent to combine AI-driven sensing with proven imaging hardware at exactly the moment the market is paying up for that combination. On June 8, 2026, Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: FRSX) (TASE: FRSX) announced a definitive agreement under which VisionWave will make a strategic equity investment of up to $17.5 million, payable in shares of VisionWave common stock, reflecting a post-investment valuation of approximately $34 million for Foresight. The structure gives VisionWave a path to a controlling 52% stake in Foresight while keeping both companies operating as independent, publicly traded entities. News of the deal sent Foresight shares sharply higher on the day of the announcement, while VisionWave traded up as well — a notable reaction for a transaction that is being paid in stock rather than cash.For VisionWave, the move is less about a single acquisition and more about positioning. The company has spent 2026 assembling a defense-and-sensing platform, and folding in a perception specialist with visible-light, infrared, and neuromorphic sensor technology gives it hardware to pair with its own AI and radio-frequency systems. In a sector where the U.S. government is actively weighing direct financial support for domestic drone and counter-drone firms, owning the full stack — sensors, AI, and RF — is increasingly the price of admission.Inside the VisionWave–Foresight TransactionAccording to the definitive agreement, the transaction is staged in two parts. In Stage 1, VisionWave will receive 46% of Foresight's issued and outstanding ordinary shares in exchange for VisionWave common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $15.5 million. Upon achievement of a defined commercial milestone — specifically, the commencement of a binding pilot project using the integrated Perception Platform — VisionWave will receive an additional 6% stake in exchange for additional VisionWave shares valued at approximately $2 million.Governance follows the money. VisionWave will have the right to appoint two directors to Foresight's board upon the Stage 1 closing, and one additional director upon the Stage 2 closing. The companies have been explicit that both will continue to operate as independent, publicly traded entities, and that the transaction remains subject to all required regulatory, stock-exchange, and shareholder approvals, along with other customary closing conditions.The strategic logic centers on integration. Through the collaboration, Foresight's high-resolution visible-light, infrared, and neuromorphic sensor technologies are expected to be combined with VisionWave's AI and radio-frequency-based perception systems. The stated goal is to create more intelligent, real-time perception solutions for defense and security applications — including counter-unmanned aircraft systems, tactical unmanned systems, border protection, and critical infrastructure monitoring."This strategic investment from VisionWave represents an important opportunity to combine our proven perception expertise with advanced AI technologies," said Haim Siboni, Chief Executive Officer of Foresight. "We believe that it positions Foresight to offer more sophisticated, AI-driven solutions for the growing defense and security markets, where real-time intelligent perception is increasingly critical."VisionWave Holdings describes itself as a defense and advanced sensing technology company developing AI-driven, RF-based sensing, autonomy, and computational acceleration technologies for defense, homeland security, and commercial infrastructure applications. Its stated mission is to connect defense innovation with civilian progress through shared core technologies deployed across air, land, and sea — a framing that maps directly onto the dual-use demand now driving the sector.CONTINUED … Read this and more news for VisionWave Holdings at: https://usanewsgroup.com/vwav-landingWhy the Timing Matters: A Sector Bid Up by Drone DominanceThe deal lands in the middle of a remarkable run for U.S. defense-technology equities tied to drones and counter-drone systems. The Pentagon's "Drone Dominance" initiative has set a target of fielding roughly 300,000 lower-cost autonomous systems by the end of 2027, backed by a multi-hundred-million-dollar budget line, and the administration has reportedly explored providing loans and even direct equity stakes to domestic drone manufacturers. That policy backdrop has repeatedly lifted an entire peer group of listed names in 2026.The investment thesis VisionWave is leaning into is straightforward: as the threat environment intensifies and procurement accelerates, the companies that can deliver intelligent, real-time perception — not just a sensor or just an algorithm, but the integrated system — are the ones positioned to win recurring government and commercial business. By moving to control a perception specialist, VisionWave is attempting to graduate from an early-stage platform story into a company with deployable hardware and a clearer commercialization path.It is worth being clear-eyed about scale. VisionWave is a small-cap, early-stage platform company, and its own filings caution that certain initiatives are early-stage and exploratory, with no assurance of material contributions. The Foresight transaction is also paid in stock, subject to multiple approvals, and structured around a milestone that has not yet been achieved. Those are real execution variables that investors should weigh against the strategic upside.The Company VisionWave Now KeepsVisionWave is seeking to put itself squarely alongside a peer set of listed defense-technology names that the market has been rewarding throughout 2026. The contrast in scale and approach across that group helps frame both the opportunity and the risk in VisionWave's strategy.The following peer comparisons are provided for illustrative and contextual purposes only and do not imply that VisionWave will achieve similar results, valuations, contract awards, or performance. These companies are significantly larger, more established, and have substantially greater resources, revenue bases, operating histories, and market presence than VisionWave, an early-stage platform company. Investors should not assume that VisionWave's strategy or the Foresight transaction will produce comparable outcomes.Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) sits at the large-program, system-integration end of the spectrum. On April 8, 2026, Kratos disclosed that it had been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement with a total potential value of up to $446.8 million, contingent on the exercise of all options, to serve as prime contractor on the U.S. Space Force's Ground Management and Integration agreement for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking program. Kratos is also closely watched for its XQ-58A Valkyrie "loyal wingman" program, which operates alongside manned fighter aircraft — a reminder of how much larger an established prime can be relative to an emerging platform company.Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT) anchors the tactical small-UAS and counter-drone side of the group. The company has been selected for the U.S. Army's Short Range Reconnaissance program of record and has pursued production work with Palantir on GPS-denied navigation. Red Cat's portfolio spans ISR and precision-mission drone families, illustrating how the market is assigning premium valuations to companies with both autonomy software and fielded hardware — the same dual-stack logic VisionWave is now pursuing through Foresight.Ondas Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONDS) has spent 2026 broadening from drone hardware into higher-margin defense software, most notably through a $196.6 million all-stock acquisition of defense software firm Omnisys. Ondas is positioned across multi-domain ISR, counter-UAS technologies, AI software, and defense communications infrastructure — a diversification path that, like VisionWave's, is built on the premise that integrated software-plus-hardware platforms command better economics than point products.Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American: UMAC) rounds out the comparison from the NDAA-compliant drone-parts manufacturing angle. The company has highlighted that its partner Powerus advanced to Phase II of the Defense Department's Drone Dominance Program with a low-cost, rapidly deployable, U.S.-manufactured drone platform. Unusual Machines underscores the supply-chain dimension of the sector's growth — the domestic-content and component sourcing that underpins the broader drone buildout VisionWave is aligning itself with.Taken together, these names map the landscape VisionWave is entering: established primes with billion-dollar revenue bases, mid-cap autonomy and ISR specialists, and emerging suppliers. VisionWave is attempting to carve out a perception-platform position within that field, and the Foresight transaction is its clearest statement yet of how it intends to do so.What Comes NextWith the definitive agreement signed, the near-term markers for investors are procedural and operational. The Stage 1 closing depends on regulatory, stock-exchange, and shareholder approvals. The Stage 2 stake hinges on the commencement of a binding pilot project using the integrated Perception Platform — the milestone that converts the partnership from a financing event into a commercial one. And the broader question is whether VisionWave can translate a controlling stake in a perception specialist into the kind of defense and security contracts that the sector's richer valuations are pricing in.For a market that has spent 2026 bidding up anything connected to autonomous and counter-drone systems, VisionWave's play is a clean test of a simple thesis: that owning integrated perception — AI, RF, and proven sensors under one roof — is where durable value in defense technology is increasingly being created.CONTINUED … Read this and more news for VisionWave Holdings at: https://usanewsgroup.com/vwav-landingTrack the signal, not the noise. Eagle Eye (eagle-eye.dev) delivers real-time investor intelligence across social, forum, and news sources.CONTACT:USA News Group
info @acblanke1SOURCES:[1] Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. — "Foresight Secures $17.5 Million Strategic Investment from VisionWave…" (GlobeNewswire, June 8, 2026; primary company release and source of all deal terms and the CEO quotation)[2] Stocktwits / Yahoo Finance — "FRSX Stock Shoots Up 15% Today – Why Investors Are Cheering The Deal With VisionWave Holdings" (June 8, 2026):
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/frsx-stock-shoots-15-today-144908135.html [3] The Globe and Mail — counter-drone sector commentary naming VWAV, KTOS, RCAT, ONDS, and UMAC (April 16, 2026):
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/KTOS/pressreleases/1344943/as-the-counter-drone-era-goes-mainstream-this-nasdaq-ai-defense-stock-just-landed-a-world-cup-deployment-order/[4] Stocktwits — "Why ONDS, RCAT And Other Drone Stocks Are Surging In Overnight Trading" (Drone Dominance program, Omnisys acquisition; late May 2026):
https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/why-onds-rcat-and-other-drone-stocks-are-surging-in-overnight-trading/cZgi5MvResd [5] CoinCentral — "Red Cat, Kratos and Unusual Machines Are Surging…" (Pentagon funding talks, program budget detail; June 2026):
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Read our full disclaimer at the link provided in this publication.CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:This publication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the Foresight transaction (including Stage 1 and Stage 2 closings, milestone achievement, board appointments, and integration), expected benefits of combining technologies, potential commercial applications, market positioning, government support for drone/counter-drone initiatives, and the Company's ability to secure contracts or realize value from the investment.These statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described. 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These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to the development, integration, and testing of advanced autonomous systems, AI, RF sensing, and computer vision technologies; the timing and successful closing of the Foresight transaction and any related milestones; regulatory, stock exchange, shareholder, and national security approvals; ability to secure government and defense contracts; market acceptance and competition; availability of capital; macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties; intellectual property risks; integration risks; delays in technical or commercialization milestones; dependence on key personnel and partners; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K.All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this publication and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained herein and in the Company's SEC filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Investors and readers are strongly cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-counter-drone-demand-surges-defense-tech-goes-on-the-offensive-302798829.html Original: As Counter-Drone Demand Surges, Defense Tech Goes on the Offensive

Yesterday’s FINRA short volume ratio came in at 45.35% on ~40M total volume. Almost half of the shares traded yesterday were short sales even with reg sho in effect.

Could go lower. We'll see.
Will we get a Friday slam? Market has not yet digested what I believe to be good news basically every day now.
Plus, Trump signed the $70B border/ICE bill.
Need to have more signs of revenue to go with it from @CeoOndas
Daily $ONDS short data update:

Yesterday’s FINRA short volume ratio came in at 45.35% on ~40M total volume. Almost half of the shares traded yesterday were short sales even with reg sho in effect.

Short interest has been updated to 161.1M shares which is up from 152.8M.

Days… pic.twitter.com/qEVfxMVuNH— Sleuth 🔎 (@YoYInvestor) June 11, 2026

One week. Four layered solutions released.
The $ONDS System-of-Systems era is here.

One week. Four layered solutions released.

MODUS: A mobile C-UAS platform designed for manoeuvring forces in contested environments.

IRON WAVE: Deploys unmanned ground systems ahead of human forces in high-risk areas to reduce… pic.twitter.com/6FpGfP3HgN— BMSInvests (@BMSInvests) June 11, 2026

Ondas acquired 70% interest in 4M DEFENSE in Oct '25.
Quite the teaser video that includes Ondas' NEXUS.
Hard to keep up with all the great X posters reporting ONDS news just from TODAY.
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DID 4M DEFENSE JUST TEASE ITS NEXT-GEN AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM WITH NEXUS? 🚨👀 pic.twitter.com/Nq0sEZgUAV— Bodoxstocks (@bodoxstocks) June 11, 2026

Added about 50% to my original long position.
Cramer called it a meme stock, so that was my cue....just kidding.

So far they have been buying revenue, not necessarily earnings

So far they have been buying revenue, not necessarily earnings

more than doubled the outstanding shares since Sept 2025

earnings per share (EPS) have to increase significantly to justify the massive dilution, IMO.

Ondas to Launch LADOS, a Layered Autonomous Defense Operational C2 Layer, at Eurosatory 2026June 10, 2026 8:30 AM
ACCESS NewswireLADOS connects Ondas' systems, including sensors, effectors, autonomous platforms, and command units, into one immediate operational core for integrated missions and serves as a critical systems-of-systems command-and-control layerLADOS is part of Ondas' multi-domain software architecture that includes SkyWeaver, a Palantir-powered Agentic AI layer for Multi-Domain Mission Autonomy and long-range ISR-to-assault applicationsThe system will be officially launched at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, France, one of the world's premier international defense and security exhibitionsWEST PALM BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / June 10, 2026 / Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) ("Ondas" or the "Company"), a leading provider of autonomous drone and advanced defense technologies, today announced that it will officially launch LADOS - a Layered Autonomous Defense Operational C2 System, during Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, France, one of the world's premier international defense and security exhibitions.LADOS serves as the operational backbone connecting Ondas' expanding portfolio of technologies into a unified, systems-of-systems architecture. By integrating systems across Ondas' operating companies and mission platforms, LADOS enables customers to collect intelligence, detect threats, coordinate assets, execute missions, and manage responses through a unified operational environment. The platform supports the complete mission cycle - sense, decide, orchestrate, execute, and assess - by bringing together sensors, platforms, operators, and effectors into one operational core. "Modern defense operations increasingly require a unified operational layer capable of connecting diverse systems and mission assets," said Eric Brock, Chairman and CEO of Ondas. "Customers are deploying more sensors, autonomous systems, robotic platforms, and effectors than ever before, but these technologies often operate independently. LADOS is designed to bridge that gap by serving as the operational C2 layer that connects Ondas' technologies into one mission-ready systems-of-systems architecture. It provides customers with an immediate solution for integrated mission execution across multiple domains."LADOS is a key component of Ondas' broader multi-domain software architecture built around SkyWeaver, the Company's Palantir-powered Agentic AI layer for Multi-Domain Mission Autonomy and long-range ISR-to-assault applications. SkyWeaver is designed to support persistent ISR, edge intelligence, mission planning, targeting workflows, and decision-ready intelligence from higher-range and higher-altitude assets, including Group 2, 3, and 4 UAS, stratospheric systems, satellites, and wide-area ISR networks. LADOS complements SkyWeaver by serving as the operational execution layer, connecting local software applications, deployed systems, command units, sensors, drones, robotic platforms, and effectors to translate intelligence, mission recommendations, and planning outputs into coordinated mission execution. "LADOS represents the next step in Ondas' mission autonomy roadmap," said Oshri Lugassy, Co-CEO of Ondas Autonomous Systems. "The future of defense operations will require more than individual drones, sensors, effectors, or command systems. It will require an intelligent operating layer capable of connecting them, understanding the mission context, optimizing available resources, and helping operators execute the right action at the right time. By connecting Ondas' autonomous air and ground systems with advanced ISR, edge intelligence, and AI-enabled software capabilities, LADOS is built to help operators move from data collection to coordinated decisions and action."By consolidating multi-source sensing, decision support, AI optimization, and response orchestration into a single framework, LADOS is designed to reduce operator workload, accelerate mission execution, and improve coordination across complex defense and security environments. The system supports the transition from point solutions to integrated autonomous defense architectures, where sensing, decision-making, orchestration, execution, and assessment are managed through a unified operational framework.LADOS also strengthens Ondas' broader technology platform by creating an operating layer that can connect the Company's expanding capabilities across air defense, counter-UAS, ISR, ground robotics, mission autonomy, secure connectivity, and advanced C2. Ondas believes this system-of-systems approach is central to its growth plan, enabling the Company to integrate proven technologies, expand customer access, and deliver complete operational solutions across defense, homeland security, public safety, and critical infrastructure markets.Ondas will formally introduce LADOS at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, where the Company expects to showcase its multi-domain autonomous defense architecture to international defense, government, security, and industry stakeholders.The introduction of LADOS follows Ondas' continued expansion across autonomous defense and security technologies, including advanced counter-UAS platforms, autonomous ISR, robotic systems, mission-critical connectivity, and AI-enabled command-and-control capabilities. As operational environments continue to evolve across multiple domains and increasingly connected battlespaces, Ondas is focused on delivering integrated, scalable technologies that help customers move from isolated systems to unified, mission-ready autonomous operations.About Ondas Inc.Ondas Inc. (NASDAQ:ONDS) is a leading provider of autonomous systems, robotics, and mission-critical technologies for defense, homeland security, public safety, critical infrastructure, and industrial markets. The Company develops and deploys integrated unmanned and autonomous platforms across air, ground, and stratospheric environments, including autonomous drone systems, counter-UAS technologies, robotic ground systems, advanced unmanned aircraft and propulsion solutions, demining and engineering systems, and integrated sensing and communications technologies designed to support intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, security, and operational missions in complex environments. Ondas' solutions are deployed globally by government, defense, and commercial customers to protect infrastructure, borders, transportation networks, personnel, and strategic assets.For additional information on Ondas Inc., visit www.ondas.com.Forward-Looking StatementsStatements made in this release that are not statements of historical or current facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution readers that forward-looking statements are predictions based on our current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Our actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" discussed under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Part I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any updates discussed under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Part II of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise that occur after that date, except as required by law.Contacts:IR Contact for Ondas Inc.
888-657-2377
ir@ondas.comMedia Contact for Ondas Inc.
Escalate PR
ondas@escalatepr.comPreston Grimes
Marketing Manager, Ondas Inc.
preston.grimes@ondas.comSOURCE: Ondas Inc.View the original press release on ACCESS NewswireOriginal: Ondas to Launch LADOS, a Layered Autonomous Defense Operational C2 Layer, at Eurosatory 2026

BTW, the 4:00 trade was over 4 million shares today

Holding at 200 DMA so far

Here is Grok so it wins 2-1

Yes, Ondas Holdings (ONDS) made the preliminary list for inclusion in the Russell 2000 Index as part of the June 2026 semi-annual reconstitution.

lseg.com

It was added to the preliminary Russell 3000 additions (which feeds into the Russell 2000 for smaller-cap names) announced around May 22, 2026, and remained on updated lists.

@YoYInvestor

Key Details:Rank Day: April 30, 2026 (market cap ranking).
Preliminary Lists: Released starting May 22, 2026, with updates through mid-June. ONDS appeared on the additions list (Industrials sector).

lseg.com

Effective Date: The reconstituted indexes, including additions like ONDS to the Russell 2000, take effect after market close on June 26, 2026.

cmegroup.com

As of today (June 9, 2026), it's not yet officially in the index but is widely expected to join barring any last-minute eligibility changes (which are rare for preliminary additions that meet criteria). This is a milestone that typically brings more visibility, potential passive fund inflows from Russell-tracking ETFs, and institutional interest.

merlintrader.com

Note: ONDS was close to but below the ~$5.7B market-cap cutoff for the Russell 1000, so it landed in the Russell 2000.

reddit.com

For the most official confirmation, check FTSE Russell's reconstitution resources or ONDS's investor updates closer to June 26.

Difference of opinion on AI

From CoPilot
Short answer: Based on the latest available preliminary Russell 2000 membership lists published by FTSE Russell on June 5, 2026, Ondas Holdings (ONDS) does not appear on the additions list.

🧭 What the data actually shows
FTSE Russell released the 2026 preliminary additions and deletions for the June reconstitution on May 22, May 29, and June 5. These PDFs list every company being added to or removed from the Russell 2000.

The Russell 2000 preliminary additions list (June 5 update) does not include ONDS.

The IPO additions list (for Q1 and Q2) also does not include ONDS.

Given that ONDS is not on the additions list and has not been an IPO-eligible inclusion, it did not make the Russell 2000 for the June 2026 reconstitution.

📝 Why ONDS likely missed
Russell 2000 inclusion is based on market cap rank on April 30 (“Rank Day”). ONDS’s market cap has been well below the typical cutoff for R2K (~$250M–$300M+ in recent years).

📅 Could ONDS still get in later?
Starting in 2026, the Russell indexes rebalance semi-annually (June and December).
If ONDS’s market cap rises enough by the December 2026 rank day, it could still be added then.


From Claude AI:
Yes — ONDS made the preliminary Russell 2000 list. Here's the current status:
Preliminary inclusion confirmed: Ondas was added to the preliminary Russell 2000 list as of May 22, 2026. X
Not yet official: The reconstitution isn't finalized until end of June. Per FTSE Russell's schedule, June 8 was the start of the "lock-down" period (updates considered final), with the reconstitution becoming official after the close on June 26, and markets opening with the newly reconstituted indexes on June 29. lseg
So as of today (June 9), ONDS is in the lock-down period — meaning its inclusion is essentially considered final barring unusual circumstances, but the rebalancing doesn't actually take effect until June 26 close / June 29 open. Passive funds tracking the Russell 2000 will be forced buyers of confirmed additions at that point, with estimated passive ownership in Russell-benchmarked vehicles running at 20–25% of float for newly included names. Yahoo Finance

When do we know for sure that Ondas did or didn’t make it into the Russell index? Does the recent share price drop have any bearing on that happening or not?

It is on Nasdaq CM
The Nasdaq Capital Market (Nasdaq-CM) is:

A regulated U.S. stock exchange tier for small-cap companies

Formerly known as the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (name changed in 2005)

A platform that allows smaller issuers to access public capital while still meeting Nasdaq’s governance and reporting standards

it's because today 98% of retail investors in brokerages cannot buy otcmarket listed stocks. its banned.
what you have is the stocks listed in the otcmarket now is same as halted. no market, it's not a market anymore
it's more like private market the stocks listed in the otc market.
the fact it is banned is bad for stocks. who the hell would buy a stock that is 'banned' its like your financial advisor says this stock is garbage, scam and worthless, and you are BANNED from even trading it.

We used to go up, when market went up. Not today so far

And of course, another registration filing for 2.7 million shares

Daily large red candle at open again today to erase pre maket gain.

We are like Sisyphus

Yep, ONDS potential is there.
I see Anduril just got approved for $2 billion drone sale to Kuwait.

Ondas just won a global customer, too, and there is interest in the middle east.
I think if they keep working, there will be a lot more opportunities.

I do hate that the wall is there until there is big evidence of more contract wins as a team.
Having Mistral is huge because of the federal and global contracting response to RFP's they can go after.
It seems like they are purposely hiding the almost daily new contracts and good news.

When it is strong pre-open, there is usually a large red candle at the open.

Until they come out with a whopping PR that will get the shorts worried enough to start covering, this what happens.

And even if they let it go up somewhat, like the other day when it hit $14, the shorts and the newly registered shares hit it.

Plus, the way they have structured these company purchases, where the shares are paid in tranches, there will always be pressure to keep
price down, so they get more shares in that tranche. In my opinion, that structure is a bad move by management.

We are like salmon swimming upstream.

Pretty large volume dump at the open.

Here is the 4:00 large trade Not as large as usual

06/08/2026 16:00:00 EDT X 10.30 1134560 NSD

half the normal (avg) volume
@ondasCEO probably going to just let things ride as retail investors capitulate and institutions continue to accumulate amid shorts being in total control of the share price for now

From an X Post:

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NEW: THE US ARMY WANTS AUTONOMOUS BULLDOZERS, EXCAVATORS, SKID LOADERS, AND INDUSTRIAL UAS SITE RECON + SURVEYING CAPABILITIES🚨

The US Army just issued an RFI for robotic and autonomous construction equipment.

Autonomous dozers, excavators, skid loaders, UAS site survey, and integrated command and control 👀

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might be the perfect fit...

In March,
$ONDS
acquired INDO Earth Moving, a company that had just won a $140M military heavy engineering platform tender as prime contractor.

The tender covers dozens of heavy tracked engineering vehicles, long-term maintenance and sustainment for at least 4 years. Revenue is already coming in on this one.

However, that's not even the most interesting part:

The acquisition press release explicitly states
$ONDS
plans to integrate remote operation, autonomous navigation, advanced perception systems, and mission automation software onto these platforms 🤖

That is basically a word-for word-answer to what the Army is asking about in this RFI.

The site survey piece is also directly relevant:

The Army wants drones/UGVs to scout terrain, generate 3D maps, identify obstacles, and feed that data directly into autonomous equipment before the bulldozers move in.

American Robotics already does this for industrial and infrastructure operations, providing autonomous drone-in-a-box persistent site monitoring.

This RFI closes July 8th.

It's market research, not a contract, but companies that respond well here will likely get invited to the real solicitation.

$ONDS
has the deployments, the defense relationships, the $140M program, the autonomy stack, and the assets to submit a credible response across nearly every question on the form.

The demand signal keeps getting louder and the portfolio keeps getting more relevant 🔥

Link:

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/484a30fde304499a8a86ff4d98702959/view

cc:
@CeoOndas

@OndasHoldings

Ondus very busy June ahead

• Drone Dominance Gauntlet II, 8–20 🇺🇸
• INTERPOL Unmanned Expert Summit, 10–11 🇳🇴
• Supply, Security & Defence Expo, 10–11 🇪🇪
• HEIDELBERG? earnings, 10 🇩🇪
• ILA Air Show, 10–14 🇩🇪
• EUROSATORY, 15–19 🇫🇷

FWIW

Wave 3 Trades
@wave3trades
$ONDS


After the breakout and nearly +50% run this wave 2 has been very difficult for many

Weak hands are getting shaken out while institutions are buying up their shares

A flip of the 0.618 fib at $10.77 is the next step before entering wave 3 to $20



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shorts pounce early, watch for backfilling and potential breakout if the shorts' conviction don't outweigh institution/retail buying

Forbes mentions Ondas DroneHunter at FIFA 2026
The 2026 World Cup will be a $365 million test of the United States’ systems to protect crowded stadiums from drones as they upend modern warfare and increasingly become a threat to domestic security. Read the full story to learn more: https://t.co/luE7eRe1Pm pic.twitter.com/lbFpzXYZis— Forbes (@Forbes) June 5, 2026

one transaction

Ondas at Railway Interchange 2026 June 2-4

https://x.com/bodoxstocks/status/2062912797403467981/video/1

Washington National Guard Builds Counter-UAS Partnerships Ahead of World Cup 2026
US Dept of War (Department of Defense) 6/5/2026
https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4509924/washington-national-guard-builds-counter-uas-partnerships-ahead-of-world-cup-20/
ONDS subsidiaries not specifically mentioned, but we know they are involved in FIFA World Cup USA stadium protection and protection of USA 250-year celebration events

Ondus / Palantir AI partnership may be already paying off.
Excerpts and my edits:
Days after announcing a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to layer AI across its drone and robot platforms, the company sealed a merger (Mistral) that hands it direct prime-contractor access to more than $1 billion in existing War Dept. contracts. Now, its building on those wins......
ONDS' Mistral currently serves as prime contractor on more than $1 billion of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts covering unmanned aerial systems, counter-drone solutions, weapon systems integration, and sustainment services. That status gives Ondas immediate entry to U.S. Army and SOCOM contract vehicles it could not bid on directly before — plus U.S.-based manufacturing, integration, and federal contracting infrastructure.
Ondas’ trajectory shows the acceleration possible when a smaller player gains prime status, AI integration, and proven international execution at once. In any case, the company now competes for larger, longer-term program-of-record opportunities instead of one-off pilots.
Irael demining contract includes Palantir AI..........
Near-term and follow-on orders for the demining operations are expected to exceed $50 million in program value. Work on the $15.8 million initial order launches in the coming weeks. The project forms the early phases of Israel’s $1.7 billion Eastern Border Security Barrier Initiative — a 500-kilometer national effort led by the Ministry of Defense to upgrade the entire eastern frontier from the Dead Sea to the Golan Heights with advanced mine clearance, multi-layered defenses, and autonomous technologies.

ONDS' Iron Drone Raider shown in US DOW video / X post today
Plus, Sentrycs was the ARMY excellence award winner for 2025
https://www.army-technology.com/featured-company/2025-sentrycs/

STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S LETHAL ARSENAL OF FREEDOM 🇺🇸

The @DeptofWar is accelerating real‑world experimentation to ensure the United States maintains its military technology dominance. Through the @DoWCTO's Technology Readiness and Experimentation (T‑REX) initiative, the… pic.twitter.com/NnWgJLzeU6— Department of War CTO (@DoWCTO) June 5, 2026

Was it an avg. or did it appear to be one block trade/issuance?
$35.1 million

Wow, hope it doesn't dip back into the 9's.
I made 3 bonehead decisions this week and two I'm happy with, including the one ONDS call position I closed and closed insurance puts on three long positions, NVDA, PLTR and NVTS.

Down big on the remaining ONDS 11, 11.50, and 12 calls I bought near lows yesterday expiring late this month. Ouch.
Also not smart enough to place stop loss on longs. Haven't sold one share through two splits on NVDA and automatically add some each month.

I'm guessing we have not seen the lows on a lot of the market.

Thanks for the insight and your take on ONDS.

There is that 4;00 pm large block ---- today it is 3,367,241 at $10.43

I like the potential. Also the DHS border bill passed the senate. Not sure what will happen in the house, yet.
If signed into law, some of those project solicitations could be awarded in the coming months.

Seems the article was in a French Forbes
https://forbes.com.mx/la-carrera-de-365-mdd-para-proteger-la-copa-del-mundo-de-los-drones/
BMSInvests
@BMSInvests
$ONDS


I don’t have Forbes Premium, so this is the best I could do:

🗣️ “In November, Ondas acquired Sentrycs (an Israel-based startup founded in 2017 by veterans of the IDF’s elite 8200 unit) for $225 million. Sentrycs software is central to Ondas’ broader drone-defense platform, which also includes net-based drones and missiles already deployed in the Middle East.

Quotes from
@CeoOndas
:

🗣️ “If you’re in this industry, the biggest surprise is we haven’t had that 9/11 event. We have a massive country with massive vulnerabilities that we never had just 12 months ago.”
🗣️ “Up until now, if you are at an NFL stadium, you see a drone coming and it’s got a bomb, you can’t touch it by regulations. That’s unacceptable.”
🗣️ “We don’t want to start doing the work after a bad event happens. Nobody’s going to go to a game again until that threat is mitigated. It changes everything.”

More on
$ONDS
:

🗣️ “Ondas Holdings plans to deploy its sensor-based Sentrycs system to protect crowded venues in states such as California, Massachusetts, and Florida.”

🗣️ “What works during the tournament could help shape how the U.S. protects the next run of high-profile events, from America’s 250th anniversary celebrations to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.”
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At this year’s World Cup, while fans are watching the players, companies like Ondas Holdings and Fortem Technologies will be watching the skies.

slipped below the 20 day and 100 day. 50 day around $10. Better support line is $9.50 if reading the chart correctly.

If investors are dumping ahead of IPO's and economy and sector rotation. We might not yet have seem the lows.
Entire market could be in for a big correction.
Still hoping for the best.

Yes, and shorts get this big dip to find even more shares to borrow.
The ONDAS CEO is playing chess.

they might even get more awareness during the FIFA World Cup games as being trusted for counter drone systems in place.
As mentioned by6 someone else; foreign airports are really implementing counter drone and other systems.
Hopefully more USA airports, large public venues/events, and professional sports consider upping their efforts in this area.

Huge open interest at $12 call options, and on the $11.5 puts, so guess they will try to kill both. So even if rallies, may only get to $11.5

Shorts in charge early. We'll see if they get blown out of the water later.
Options expiration day, so who knows?