RocketDNA
About
About RocketDNA
RocketDNA provides an end-to-end autonomous surveying service rather than selling a standalone aircraft. Its xBot field system automates repeatable drone missions, while qualified pilots supervise flights from remote operations centres in Perth, Adelaide and Johannesburg. Captured data is processed and delivered through SiteTube so mine teams can use current maps and measurements without running the aviation workflow themselves.
The business was founded as Rocketmine in 2011 and later adopted the RocketDNA name as it shifted from contract drone services toward an integrated autonomous platform. RocketDNA says its systems have completed more than 40,000 missions and are used across mines in Australia and South Africa. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as RKT and continues to expand through recurring site programmes and purchase-order extensions.
Team
- Chris Clark - Chief Executive Officer - Leads company strategy and recurring xBot deployments.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-08-07 - Commercial Order - RocketDNA receives about A$1 million of BMA xBot extensions
The extensions maintain operations at broadly current levels for at least three months through October 2026. RocketDNA’s programme combines on-site xBot drone-in-a-box systems with remotely supervised flights and processed survey-data delivery. The customer is BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, a major coal producer operating multiple mines in the Bowen Basin.
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Relations
Relationships
- BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
Customer - RocketDNA supplies recurring autonomous xBot operations to BHP Mitsubishi Alliance mines.
Commercial
- RocketDNA receives about A$1 million of BMA xBot extensions
2026-08-07 · Order / contract · RocketDNA received approximately A$1 million of new BHP Mitsubishi Alliance purchase orders extending autonomous xBot drone operations in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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