Motorola Solutions to acquire Israeli counter-drone company D-Fend for USD1.5b
Motorola Solutions agreed to acquire D-Fend Solutions, an Israeli developer of cyber-based counter-drone technology, in a transaction valued at approximately USD 1.5 billion.
D-Fend operates in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector, with technology designed to detect, take control of, and safely neutralize hostile drones using radio frequency signals. The acquisition reflects rising global demand for non-kinetic drone defense capabilities, particularly as unmanned aerial threats become more prevalent in both civilian and defense environments.
DLA Piper acted for Motorola on the transaction, with a team of Viktor Sapezhnikov, Michael Patrone, Amanda Gill, William Bartow, Brian Boyle, Daniel Cook, Dean Fealk, Brian Hamano, Georgia Jolink, Nicholas Klein, Elyssa Kutner, Jeremy Lustman, Marc Nichols, and Rita Patel.
Meitar represented D-Fend, led by Mike Rimon, Ran Camchy, Yuval Sasson, Victor Terner, Dr. Adi Bester Grinapell, Oryan Matania, Ziv Vaknin, Ariel Zadok, Romy Tzror, and Adi Berar.
