Duke Robotics Secures Expanded IEC Order to Scale IC Drone Services for Live Powerline Maintenance

19 March 2026 | News

New contract extension with Israel Electric Corporation signals growing adoption of drone-based solutions for safer, cost-efficient high-voltage infrastructure maintenance.
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Duke Robotics Corp. (OTCQB: DUKRD) (“Duke Robotics” or the “Company”), a leader in advanced robotics and drone-based solutions for civilian and defense markets, today announced that it has received a new purchase order from the Israel Electric Corporation (“IEC”), Israel’s governmental and largest electricity supplier, expanding the scope of the Insulator Cleaning Drone System (IC Drone) services provided by the Company for the cleaning and maintenance of high-voltage transmission infrastructure.

The new order extends the existing agreement between the Company and the IEC for an additional year and increases the scale of services performed by Duke Robotics using its IC Drone system, which enables the safe and efficient cleaning of high-voltage insulators while transmission lines remain energized. The purchase order is expected to generate revenue of over a million US dollars for Duke Robotics during 2026, representing a significant increase compared to the Company’s previous service activity with IEC.

The IC Drone platform allows utilities to perform critical infrastructure maintenance with a safer, more efficient, and environmentally sustainable solution for maintaining high-voltage electric infrastructure than the currently available methods, significantly improving safety while reducing operational costs and downtime.

“We view this purchase order from Israel Electric Corporation is a testament to the value and quality of our innovative IC Drone platform,” said Yossef Balucka, Chief Executive Officer of Duke Robotics. “We believe the continued expansion of services with IEC reflects the growing recognition of drone-enabled solutions for critical infrastructure maintenance. We view 2026 as a major potential commercial inflection point for the Company as we scale our operations and pursue new opportunities.”

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