Oleg Vornik

Oleg Vornik, CEO of DroneShield, leads an Australian defense tech firm that builds counter-drone hardware and software. He discusses detection and jamming technology and early deployments to military and civilian customers. He describes battlefield use in Ukraine and threats to data centers, stadiums, airports, energy sites, and prisons.

Stacey Petitjohn, Director of the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, delves into drone warfare trends. Oleg Vornik, CEO of DroneShield, shares insights on counter-drone technology and its rapid growth, especially in Ukraine. Ksenia Kalmas, a former floral artist turned drone manufacturer, discusses her venture, Clin Drones, highlighting production challenges amidst conflict. Together, they explore how drones are reshaping modern warfare, the advantages of jamming technology, and the rise of DIY drone production in Ukraine.

Oleg Vornik, CEO of DroneShield, leads a company building RF and multi-sensor systems to detect and defeat hostile small drones. He discusses why non-kinetic defeat is safer than shooting drones. He explains moving to on-device micro AI and building the world’s largest drone signal library. He maps growing civilian demand from airports to data centers and the ongoing cat-and-mouse with drone makers.