Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, he was spending six months of the year travelling the world to sell his company DroneShield's counter-drone technology to Australian allies.
The DroneShield technology works by first detecting a drone's signal, then disabling it and forcing it to land safely. The firm also counts the Australian government as a customer, as well as other agencies from countries across the Five Eyes intelligence alliance., with a $1.3 billion allocation over 10 years aiming to help it"identify and respond to threats in a more complex security environment".
“We picked DroneShield because of what they did last year to make their company sustainable, to keep it growing during a really difficult time for everyone in the world,” Export Council of Australia chair Dianne Tipping said.Mr Vornik said the company has grown steadily since launching five years ago.
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