Elsight Halo, the company’s beyond line of sight connectivity platform for unmanned systems, has been added to the U.S. government’s DCMA Blue UAS List, a step that opens the door to faster procurement by American military buyers. The Australian Securities Exchange listed firm announced the certification from Allen, Texas, where its U.S. operations are based, signaling a meaningful expansion of its defense footprint.
Managed by the Defense Contract Management Agency under the US-X program, the Blue UAS List is a centralized marketplace where vetted, NDAA compliant systems and components can be procured on an accelerated timeline. Inclusion confirms that a product meets supply chain integrity, cybersecurity, and data integrity standards set by the U.S. Department of War. For the Elsight Halo platform, the listing represents a step beyond standard NDAA compliance and clears the system for Federal Communications Commission authorization.
Elsight Halo Earns Blue UAS Certification
The certification allows U.S. military units to acquire Halo directly through the DCMA acquisition marketplace, bypassing the longer cycles often associated with traditional government channels. The press release notes that the listing also opens eligibility for Programs of Record, which support structured, long term defense procurement. That kind of access is a real advantage for any supplier of components used in unmanned aerial and ground systems, since defense buyers can move from interest to order without restarting the vetting process.
The Blue UAS List inclusion follows earlier recognition of Halo through the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit’s Project G.I., which selected the platform for evaluations focused on connectivity in contested domains. With the new designation, Halo joins a directory of approved unmanned systems and components that defense buyers can purchase quickly when mission needs call for trusted technology.
“The Blue UAS List milestone is a powerful validation of Halo’s ability to provide resilient and secure connectivity for mission-critical operations in EW environments, qualifying as an optimal fit for the U.S. DoW’s stringent requirements. We look forward to supporting the UAV manufacturers in the Drone Dominance program and others on the Blue List with the resilient connectivity required by the evolution of the modern battlefield.” Yoav Amitai, CEO of Elsight
How the Halo BLOS Platform Operates in Contested Domains
The Elsight Halo system uses multi-link bonding to combine several wireless channels into a single resilient communications pipe. According to the company, the platform aggregates cellular connections, satellite links, and point-to-point or MANET radio into one continuous data stream. The bonded approach is designed to keep command and control traffic flowing even when individual links suffer interference, blockage, or active jamming, which makes it suitable for military missions in electronic warfare environments where adversaries routinely target communications.
That capability is central to the Blue UAS designation. The announcement explains that Halo’s inclusion reflects its ability to deliver persistent, cyber secure BLOS connectivity in mission critical conditions. Further information about the multi-link architecture and supported integrations is available on the Elsight products page, which describes the bonded pipeline in greater technical depth. Halo supports both unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles, letting operators maintain video, telemetry, and high throughput data while flying or driving beyond visual range.
Faster U.S. Military Procurement and the Drone Dominance Push
The Blue UAS designation ties directly into a broader U.S. push to accelerate domestic drone fielding. The press release states that Halo’s status makes it available to participants in the U.S. Drone Dominance Program, a Department of War initiative aimed at scaling secure, NDAA compliant unmanned systems. Like other recent military steps, including a high profile endurance drone deal, the goal is to put trusted technology into operators’ hands without long delays. Inclusion is expected to lift deployment of Halo equipped platforms across U.S. and allied UAS programs.
For Elsight, the announcement caps a multi year effort to position Halo as a default connectivity option for unmanned operations in demanding conditions. The company offers the system in a card format weighing under 100 grams as well as a boxed ground version, both built around the same proprietary bonding technology. The Blue UAS milestone formalizes a level of trust that defense procurement officers were already exploring through Project G.I. and similar evaluation channels, providing a clear path from prototype to fielded system.
Elsight, founded in 2009, trades on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ELS and supplies connectivity products to customers in public safety, delivery, medical, oil and gas, utilities, inspection, and surveillance markets. With Elsight Halo certified on the Blue UAS List, the company is positioned to serve a growing population of U.S. military buyers and the manufacturers building drones for them, at a time when secure, jam resistant communications are seen as essential infrastructure for unmanned operations.
