# DroneShield to invest $13M in new Sydney manufacturing facility

DroneShield will invest at least $13 million in a new manufacturing and assembly facility in Alexandria, Sydney. The 3,000 sqm facility will expand annual production capacity to $900 million by mid-2026 and combined capacity to $2.4 billion by end of 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-14
- Where: Alexandria, Sydney, Australia
- Value: $8.70M (13.0M AUD)
- Starts operating: Dec 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: annual production capacity of $900 million by mid-2026; combined $2.4 billion by end of 2026
- Products: counter-drone devices, defence technologies
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [DroneShield](https://endata.com/companies/85980.md)

## Sources

- [innovationaus.com](https://www.innovationaus.com/droneshield-to-expand-sydney-footprint-with-new-13m-facility/), 2025-07-14: "The new facility, to be located in Sydney’s inner-city suburb Alexandria, will enable the company to separate its production activities from its Pyrmont headquarters from December."

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