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Droneshield Ltd (DRO.AX) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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The desk on DRO.AX

What this diary said about Droneshield Ltd, what it holds and what would change its view — in its own words, dated. Investment diary, not advice.

What we said

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for DRO.AX, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
DRO.AX−0.6%−6.4%−10.3%−33.5%
Autonomous Defense & Drones−1.1%−2.8%−12.3%—
HALO Growth 1000.0%+0.2%−7.6%—

Against the index: 6.6 pts behind on the week, 2.7 pts behind on the month; against its Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve 2.0 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 1 piece · newest: Weekly Signal, “Defense — The $4M Missile vs. the $10K Drone” (2026-03-29)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where DRO.AX appears in the diary — 1 piece, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Autonomous Defense & Drones · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Autonomous Defense & Drones

Drone primes, autonomous-systems integrators, and the next-generation defence platforms re-shaping land/air/sea procurement.

Compared against DRO.AX on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Droneshield Ltd

DRO.AX in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
DroneShield is an Australian company that builds hardware and software to detect, track and counter drones, using radiofrequency sensors, cameras and jamming equipment. Its systems help military, government and infrastructure customers spot unauthorised drones and break their control links. The company is listed in Australia and sells its counter-drone equipment internationally as drone use expands in both conflict zones and civilian airspace.
Where it sits in the stack
DroneShield sits in HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, within the Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve alongside drone primes and next-generation defence platforms reshaping procurement. It supplies the detect-and-defeat layer downstream of the drones themselves, acting as a customer of the wider autonomous-systems build-out rather than a builder of the aircraft.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with drone primes and autonomous-systems integrators — Hanwha Aerospace, Saab, Kongsberg Gruppen, Teledyne Technologies, Hensoldt, Red Cat Holdings, AeroVironment and Axon Enterprise. The market's other frequent comparison is Elbit Systems, another counter-drone supplier investors weigh against it.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
DroneShield holds a seat in HALO Growth 100. It carries a Closelooknet score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built. A Weekly Signal piece comparing missile and drone costs named DroneShield alongside Red Cat as the small-caps carrying the highest risk and highest torque if drone adoption accelerates.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether wider drone adoption converts this sleeve's small-caps from high-risk names into names with steadier order volume, and whether DroneShield's contract wins keep pace with that shift.

Droneshield Ltd (DRO.AX) trades on the AU exchange in Australia. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 598,000 AUD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What DRO.AX pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2025 598,000 AUD 0.0% of today's market value
  • Share count +58.7% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 598,000 AUD · 6% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Droneshield Ltd (DRO.AX)?

Droneshield Ltd trades as DRO.AX on the AU exchange (Australia) in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is DRO.AX in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Droneshield Ltd is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-26.

Where does DRO.AX trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 76% off its high: 76% below its 52-week high, under its 200-day — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-09-25 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is DRO.AX doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Droneshield Ltd is −10.3% against −7.6% for the HALO Growth 100 — 2.7 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-25. Its Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve is −12.3% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

Where has Closelooknet written about Droneshield Ltd?

Droneshield Ltd appears in 1 Closelooknet piece, most recently Weekly Signal: Defense — The $4M Missile vs. the $10K Drone (2026-03-29). What Closelooknet said most recently: The small-caps — Red Cat and DroneShield — carry the highest risk but also the highest torque if drone adoption accelerates. (Weekly Signal, 2026-03-29). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does Droneshield Ltd do?

DroneShield is an Australian company that builds hardware and software to detect, track and counter drones, using radiofrequency sensors, cameras and jamming equipment. Its systems help military, government and infrastructure customers spot unauthorised drones and break their control links. The company is listed in Australia and sells its counter-drone equipment internationally as drone use expands in both conflict zones and civilian airspace. Closelooknet's peer group places it with drone primes and autonomous-systems integrators — Hanwha Aerospace, Saab, Kongsberg Gruppen, Teledyne Technologies, Hensoldt, Red Cat Holdings, AeroVironment and Axon Enterprise. The market's other frequent comparison is Elbit Systems, another counter-drone supplier investors weigh against it.

Where does Droneshield Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

DroneShield sits in HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, within the Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve alongside drone primes and next-generation defence platforms reshaping procurement. It supplies the detect-and-defeat layer downstream of the drones themselves, acting as a customer of the wider autonomous-systems build-out rather than a builder of the aircraft. DroneShield holds a seat in HALO Growth 100. It carries a Closelooknet score, but only one module has been scored so far, so the read is still being built. A Weekly Signal piece comparing missile and drone costs named DroneShield alongside Red Cat as the small-caps carrying the highest risk and highest torque if drone adoption accelerates.

Does Droneshield Ltd pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Droneshield Ltd’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2025 the company bought back 598,000 AUD of its own shares, 6% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 58.7% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for DRO.AX, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.