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Zain Drone partners with DroneShield
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Zain Drone partners with DroneShield

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Kuwait based Zain Group partnered with Australia based worldwide leading counterdrone solutions provider, DroneShield to offer counterdrone security solutions in the region.  Zain Drone part of the Zain group established recently in October 2018 with a mandate to provide Drone-as-a-Service (DaaS) to governments and private enterprises in Kuwait.

The company also intends to extend its footprint across the region to offer its drone services. Zain Drone is set to unlock opportunities in various industries to fast-track growth and exploit the Internet of Things (IoT) in an efficient, safer and faster way.

Zain Drone is investing heavily to build the required capabilities in drone operations and is positioning itself to become the leading strategic partner in the fast-developing markets for unmanned data acquisition.

DroneShield has developed the pre-eminent drone security solution that protects people, organisations and critical infrastructure from intrusion from drones. Its leadership brings world-class expertise in engineering and physics, combined with deep experience in defence, intelligence, and aerospace.

Bader Al Kharafi, Zain Vice Chairman and Group CEO commented, “The rise of innovative technology such as Drones also brings a number of risk and liability challenges for governments and industry. Zain has a substantial market penetration in the region with precisely the kind of customers – civil infrastructure operators, airports, governmental bodies and security agencies, and others – that require counterdrone security solutions.”

Al Kharafi added, “We are fielding increasing demand from our customers for comprehensive solutions in this space, and DroneShield’s product range, coupled with our telecommunications expertise, provides exactly what our customers are looking for. Consequently, after an extensive review of the counterdrone market, we opted to enter into a Teaming Agreement with DroneShield.”

Al Kharafi concluded by stating, “As a powerful trusted brand in the Middle East, we are confident that a combination of DroneShield’s cutting edge technologies coupled with our reputation for excellence and market penetration in the region will produce substantial results for both companies.”

Zain Drone has commenced its commercial offering of DroneShield security solutions providing customers with the ability  to identify and passively monitor unauthorized drones that threaten safety, security and privacy. This is achieved by using a combination of proprietary multi-sensor detection technologies, an enterprise-grade network, real-time alerts and the collection of digital evidence.

Oleg Vornik, DroneShield’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The services we have recently provided to a Middle Eastern governmental body has paved the way for a broader effort in the Middle East, and has now established us as the leader in counter unmanned aerial systems space in the region. We are now honored to partner with one of the largest telecoms in the Middle East, whose customer reach in the areas relevant to our business is substantially more extensive than that of any of our past regional relationships.”

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