Halo

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• E455

  2025-02-11 - Operational - Connected - Physical - Phoenix Air Unmanned used an Event 38 E455 equipped with Elsight Halo connectivity for a 332.4-mile Shell Pipeline patrol completed in 16 BVLOS flights.

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• Elsight and AeroVironment begin Halo connectivity integration

  2026-10-14 - Partnership - The planned connectivity layer combines satellite, public and private cellular networks, and point-to-point radio while adapting to changing link conditions. Mayhem 10’s modular open architecture supports third-party technologies and mission payloads for ISR, electronic warfare, communications relay and precision strike. Integration work is underway, with automatic link management intended to reduce operator workload.

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• Elsight launches GNSS-denied Positioning capability

  2026-10-12 - Product Launch - Existing Halo customers receive the application as a software or feature unlock without additional hardware. Its fusion engine combines cellular Timing Advance, nearby base-station signals, verified GPS and motion vectors. Elsight says it cross-checks GPS against cellular-derived location and alerts when they diverge beyond a threshold.

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• U.S. Army establishes ordering agreement for Elsight Halo

  2026-09-02 - Contract Award - Halo bonds cellular, satellite and RF links to maintain command, control and data connectivity during BVLOS operations. Elsight reports more than 500,000 operational hours across over 100 customers. A Basic Ordering Agreement enables future orders but does not itself disclose a committed order value or quantity.

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• Elsight opens additional U.S. and German production capacity

  2026-08-18 - Production Milestone - Elsight says its German manufacturing network can support close to 10 million Halo units per year. Its California manufacturing partner operates two high-performance surface-mount-technology production lines. The additional capacity localises supply for drone, UGV and other uncrewed-system customers in the United States and Europe.

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• Elsight Halo added to U.S. DCMA Blue UAS List

  2026-04-28 - Regulatory - Elsight announced that Halo, its beyond-line-of-sight connectivity platform, was added to the U.S. DCMA Blue UAS List. The certification supports procurement by U.S. defense customers and Drone Dominance program participants. The event anchors Elsight as a drone connectivity supplier rather than a UAV manufacturer.

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• Elsight Selected by the DIU of the Department of War (DOW) for Phase 3 of Project G.I. - elsight

  2025-11-18 - Partnership - The technical configuration includes Halo connectivity evaluation. The work is scoped to Project G.I. Phase 3. The milestone records a selection or design win rather than completed deliveries.

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• Elsight Halo advances to DIU Project G.I. Phase 3

  2025-11-18 - Award - The award followed a Phase 2 demonstration and included prize funding for additional Phase 3 validation. Elsight positioned Halo as production-ready connectivity for defense uncrewed systems. Phase 3 extends Halo’s validation for contested-environment uncrewed-system operations.

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• Elsight Halo supports 320-mile autonomous pipeline patrol

  2025-02-11 - Deployment - The patrol covered 320 miles. Phoenix Air Unmanned operated the aircraft for Shell Pipeline. Elsight Halo provided the mission connectivity layer.

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• tukom and Elsight partner to bring battlefield-proven portable communications to the DACH region - elsight

  2024-12-10 - Partnership - The technical configuration includes Halo communications distribution and integration. The work is scoped to UAV and UGV markets in DACH. The announcement identifies a named and bounded programme or configuration.

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• Elsight Halo selected for ACSL logistics drones

  2024-05-27 - Partnership - The communications design addresses Japan's mountainous terrain and remote islands. Halo aggregates multiple connections, including LTE, 5G and satellite links. Navicom Aviation supported the testing and integration as Elsight's regional channel partner.

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• Elsight integrates Halo with Lockheed Martin Indago 4 for BVLOS flights

  2024-05-07 - Capability - The integration aggregated cellular, satellite, and radio links for command, control, video, and telemetry. The flight work targeted defense and public-safety use cases where resilient communications are required. Elsight positioned the integration for defense and public-safety missions requiring resilient BVLOS communications.

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• Elsight and Robotican integrate Halo for BVLOS counter-UAS missions

  2024-03-26 - Partnership - The partnership targeted military and defense BVLOS counter-UAS missions. Robotican Goshawk uses autonomous flight capabilities to capture hostile drones in flight. Elsight Halo provided multi-link bonded communications across LTE, 5G, SatCom and RF links.

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• Elsight launches Worldwide Halo drone communications platform

  2024-01-16 - Product Launch - Worldwide Halo supported multi-link LTE, 5G, SatCom and RF bonding for continuous UAV command-and-control connectivity. The hardware was listed at 97 grams and 87 x 69 x 19 mm for compact UAV integration. The platform allowed operators to use one modem across regions with different cellular systems.

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• Elsight receives Censys repeat Halo order

  2023-06-26 - Commercial Order - The first year of the order was valued at approximately US$120,000. The package combines upfront hardware sales with recurring AllSight cloud revenue. No other material conditions were required before work could commence; further orders were anticipated.

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• Elsight signs Speedbird Aero Halo-as-a-Service agreement

  2022-07-07 - Commercial Order - The agreement set a minimum 2022 value of US$72,000. Potential 2023 revenue of about US$520,000 depended on follow-up orders, with 57% expected to be recurring. The original term ran through the end of 2023 with an extension option.

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• Elsight delivers DroneUp Halo communications order

  2022-01-13 - Commercial Order - The order's value was approximately 80% of Elsight's revenue in the first half of 2021. The package links aircraft, field hubs and control centres with redundant command-and-control connectivity. DroneUp had begun multisite delivery operations in November 2021 following Walmart's June investment.

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Market context

Halo is Elsight's BVLOS connectivity platform for bonding cellular, RF, and satellite links across UAV, UGV, and field-robot operations.

• Target environment: Drones, field robots, UGVs, remote inspection systems, public-safety platforms, and autonomous machines operating beyond stable local networks.
• Workflow context: Command-and-control continuity, telemetry, payload video, multi-link bonding, remote operations, and BVLOS communications support.
• Customer context: Drone operators, robot OEMs, public-safety teams, inspection providers, and autonomy integrators needing reliable remote connectivity.
• Deployment model: Connectivity module integrated with customer vehicles, antennas, cellular/SATCOM plans, payload systems, and operations software.
• Commercial maturity: Commercial connectivity platform positioned for UAV and autonomous-system operations that need resilient remote links.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on network coverage, certification requirements, carrier support, antenna placement, payload bandwidth, latency, and operating geography.
• Market position: Connectivity infrastructure component for robots operating outside controlled facilities.
• Adjacent products: Nano2 Mesh Rider Radio, Cube Orange+ Flight Controller, IE-SOAR Fuel Cell Modules