What Daronmont Technologies does

Daronmont Technologies is a 100% Australian-owned, privately held defence and homeland security company founded in 1998 that develops, integrates, installs and supports deployable systems, complex electronics and software systems across air, land, sea and border-security domains. The company's product portfolio centres on proprietary technology in three areas: Stealth Passive Radar (a portable system using third-party transmissions to detect targets without emitting signals), HF Surface Wave Radar (over-the-horizon surveillance to ~300 km) and the CommSECA wideband communications ESM system, supplemented by a family of certified deployable shelters (EMI-shielded, lightweight, expandable DEX, and CSC-certified DSF variants), Air Battle Management systems, and the REALMS and DLTS distributed training systems. Engineering, integration and ILS are performed in-house by 140+ engineers and support staff across electronic design (FPGA, RF, high-speed DSP), software engineering (C/C++, Java, Python, real-time embedded), mechanical design, and systems integration, with DST Group licensed in passive radar IP extended to September 2027 anchoring the technology base.

Operationally, Daronmont is headquartered in Melbourne with its primary engineering, integration and manufacturing hub in Mawson Lakes, Adelaide (including The Barn Test and Integration Facility opened in late 2023), plus support offices in Newcastle (RAAF Williamtown vicinity) and Darwin for remote surveillance sustainment on the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The company has delivered 50+ advanced deployable systems into operational ADF service since 2009, 12 passive radar units to US Armed Forces (first US Government order June 2023), and continuous 24/7 surveillance for Australian Border Force since 2014. It holds ISO 9001 and CSC certifications, is a recognised TQCSi/QCSi 20-year club member, and was finalist for Subcontractor of the Year at the 2025 Australian Defence Industry Awards.

Revenue is generated through a mix of streams: direct defence procurement contracts and prime/sub arrangements with the Australian Department of Defence and CASG; hardware sales of proprietary shelter systems, radar payloads and ESM equipment; integrated logistics support and through-life sustainment; export sales to US, Canadian and Royal New Zealand Navy customers; and licensing/sales of training systems. Distribution occurs primarily through direct engagement with the Australian Department of Defence, subcontractor positions with all major global defence primes (BAE Systems/JORN, Kongsberg/NASAMS, Boeing/Vigilare, Saab/OPV, Indra, Harris), and a CACI manufacturing and marketing partnership for the US market. The company does not disclose public pricing and operates within classified government procurement frameworks, with 100% Australian ownership retained and leadership stable under owner/Chairman Rob Hanna and CEO Ben Norris.

Name

Daronmont Technologies

Legal name

Daronmont Technologies

Website

https://daronmont.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Daronmont Technologies is a 100% Australian-owned defence company that develops, integrates and supports proprietary passive radar, HF radar, ESM, deployable shelter, air battle management and distributed training systems for the Australian Defence Force, allied militaries and homeland security agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defence Systems Integration

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

Radar Systems & Subsystems (Airborne, Ground, Naval) (IMABAGAA)

Keywords

• Defence systems integration
• Passive radar technology
• Deployable command control
• Military electronic warfare
• Deployable shelter systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Burwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Defence Procurement Contracts: Daronmont derives revenue primarily through direct and indirect defence procurement contracts with the Australian Department of Defence (CASG), including prime contracts and subcontracts with major defence primes. Contracts cover systems integration, hardware manufacturing, software development, and through-life support.
2. Hardware Manufacturing and Sales: Sale of proprietary deployable shelter systems (EMI shielded, lightweight, steel frame, expandable DEX shelters) and electronic systems (radar, ESM, C2 equipment) to defence customers. Revenue from design, build, fitout, and delivery of custom deployable systems.
3. Integrated Logistics Support (ILS): Sustainment contracts providing operating support, engineering support, maintenance support, supply support, and training support for delivered systems. Includes help desk services, configuration management, obsolescence management, spares, and training delivery.
4. Export Sales: Export of passive radar systems (e.g., to US Armed Forces), ESM systems (to Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy), and other defence technologies to allied nations.
5. Simulation and Training Systems: Sale and support of training systems including REALMS and DLTS to ADF and allied defence forces for ABM and Link operator training.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Daronmont Technologies develops, integrates, installs and supports high-technology deployable systems, complex electronics and software for defence and homeland security. Its product portfolio comprises proprietary passive radar (Stealth), HF surface wave radar, the CommSECA wideband Communications ESM system, Air Battle Management C2 systems, distributed training simulators (REALMS, DLTS) and a family of certified deployable shelters (EMI Shielded, Lightweight, DEX expandable and Daronmont Steel Frame). Customers include the Australian Department of Defence, RAAF, RAN, Australian Army, Australian Border Force and allied militaries in the US, Canada and New Zealand, served via direct CASG prime contracts and subcontracts with global defence primes.

Product overview

Daronmont Technologies is a 100% Australian-owned defence and security company that develops, integrates and supports high technology systems across Air, Land, Sea, and Homeland Security operational domains. The product portfolio comprises proprietary deployable shelter systems (EMI Shielded, Lightweight, Expandable DEX, and Steel Frame DSF variants), radar systems (Stealth Passive Radar, HF Surface Wave Radar, and Advanced RF Payloads for satellite SAR), the CommSECA ESM system for maritime electronic support measures, Air Battle Management systems, and training systems (REALMS distributed simulation and DLTS Link 11/16 training). These products serve Australian and international Defence and Security agencies, with the company operating as both a prime contractor and subcontractor to major global defence primes. The company emphasizes sovereign industrial capability in passive radar, ESM, and deployable C4I systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stealth: Passive Radar - Provides Surveillance without Detection using reflections from third party transmission sources
• CommSECA
• REALMS
• DLTS
• DSF

Products and services

• Deployable Shelter Systems Proprietary family of certified deployable shelters (EMI Shielded, Lightweight aluminium-foam-composite, expandable DEX, and Daronmont Steel Frame DSF variants) for air, land and maritime defence and security customers. ISO 9001 certified, Zone 4 and 5 variants, CSC certified for safe container handling, and certified for air, ground and sea transport.
• Stealth Passive Radar Self-contained, portable passive radar that detects sea, land and air targets (including UAS, helicopters, fast jets and vehicles) by processing reflected energy from third-party transmission sources such as commercial FM radio, DAB and TV. Resists jamming, requires no spectrum licence, has no moving parts and can be erected by two people.
• HF Surface Wave Radar Indigenous High Frequency surface wave radar providing over-the-horizon detection and tracking of ships and low-flying aircraft to ranges of approximately 300 km, packaged in purpose-built transportable shelters for coastal surveillance applications such as border and EEZ monitoring.
• CommSECA ESM System Wideband Communications Electronic Support Measure system providing HF, VHF and UHF signal detection, channel monitoring, narrowband channelisation and direction finding for naval and para-military customers. Designed for unattended operation without requiring specialist EW operators.
• Air Battle Management Systems Fixed and deployable Air Battle Management systems providing data processing, wide-area secure communications and distributed LVC training support for Royal Australian Air Force units, including contributions to the Boeing Vigilare program.
• REALMS Distributed Training System Multi-site, multi-mission distributed training system for Air Force Air Battle Management operators. Application-agnostic, configurable daily to different classifications and configurations, and incorporating the ASCOT simulation product from Plexsys for LVC exercises.
• DLTS Link Training Suite Daronmont Link Training Suite for RAAF and RAN operators, providing standalone procedural training or networked Link 11 / Link 16 system training, with instructor fault injection to simulate hardware and atmospheric problems. Runs on COTS hardware and operating systems.
• Advanced RF Payloads (ARFP) Next Generation Technologies Funded project developing a low-cost, low-SWaP L-band imaging SAR radar payload for small-satellite maritime surveillance, progressing from single-beam to multi-beam and then phased-array architectures with real-time beam steering.
• Deployable SCIF Deployable Zone 5 Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility capability providing secure working spaces for classified IT systems and full-spectrum mission planning in multi-domain operations.
• Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and Sustainment Through-life Integrated Logistics Support service covering operating, engineering, maintenance, supply and training support for delivered Daronmont systems, including help desk, configuration management, obsolescence management, spares and training delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 50+ advanced deployable systems into operational ADF service since 2009
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• BAE Systems AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2024Daronmont joined BAE Systems' Partnering4Success (P4S) program in May 2024. This affirms Daronmont's role as a trusted partner on sovereign programs like the AIR2025 Phase 6 upgrade of the JORN radar network. P4S provides Daronmont access to BAE Systems' business specialists, experience, and business insights including ESG workshops and training sessions for engineers, project managers and estimators. Daronmont is part of a trusted network of Australian HF systems suppliers delivering the JORN Over-The-Horizon Radar upgrade program.
• BAE Systems AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2024Partnership between BAE Systems Australia and Daronmont Technologies forms the centre of a trusted network of Australian HF systems suppliers delivering the JORN Over-The-Horizon Radar program. Daronmont is a key local supplier in the JORN upgrade program led by BAE Systems.
• Kongsberg Defence AustraliacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 31 December 2023Daronmont delivered the NASAMS Fire Distribution Centre (FDC) shelters under Project LAND 19 Phase 7B for Kongsberg Defence Australia. The FDC is the C2 subsystem at the heart of the Raytheon/Kongsberg National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) capability for the Australian Army. Daronmont is building Fire Distribution Centre shelters for Kongsberg as part of this ground-based air defence program.
• PlexsysmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021In 2021, Daronmont incorporated the ASCOT simulation product from Plexsys into the REALMS LVC Training System delivered to 41 Wing. The ASCOT 5 and ASCOT 7 products from Plexsys are used as part of Daronmont's Battlespace Simulation and Training product configuration.
• CACI Inc (formerly Ascent Vision Technologies)majorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2020Daronmont signed an agreement with Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) Inc, based in Bozeman, Montana (now owned by CACI Inc) in 2020 for manufacturing and marketing the man-portable 'Stealth' Passive Radar system in the United States. First deliveries to the USA were completed in early 2023 and the first order was placed by the United States Government in June 2023.
• Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration and commercialisation of Defence science and technology research. Daronmont maintains continuous R&D programs based on Commercialisation and Collaboration agreements with DST Group covering Passive Radar, ESM and deployable systems. In 2016, Daronmont signed a licence agreement to commercialise DST Group IP in passive radar (extended to September 2027). DST Group designed and built the prototype surveillance system for Christmas/Cocos Islands later supported by Daronmont.
• IndraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaronmont delivered shelters and associated equipment with Indra for the LAND154 program.
• BoeingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaronmont worked on Vigilare software development in support of Boeing. The Vigilare system is a fixed site air battle management system where Boeing was the prime contractor and Daronmont contributed situational awareness software.
• SaabmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaronmont supplies the CommSECA ESM capability for the Royal Australian Navy's new Offshore Patrol Vessels (SEA1180 OPV) via a subcontract with Saab.
• Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDaronmont signed its largest Defence contract to date (May 2019) with CASG and Air Force for air operations support. CASG is the Australian Defence procurement and sustainment authority that manages Daronmont's major contracts.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CEA Technologies: Australian privately held radar specialist producing CEAFAR phased-array radars for naval and ground applications; the other SICP-named passive radar company and the closest direct competitor in Australian defence radar, based in Canberra.
• Hensoldt: European-listed sensor house specialising in radar, electronic warfare and ESM solutions for air, land and naval platforms; comparable mid-cap specialist competing in the same passive/active radar and EW markets globally.
• SRC Inc: US not-for-profit defence technology company focused on radar, electronic warfare, and intelligence systems for US Army and allied customers; comparable SME-scale specialist with similar product mix in counter-UAS radar and EW.
• Indra: Spanish defence and IT systems integrator with a Defence Electronics business covering radar, EW and C2 systems; Daronmont has already delivered LAND154 shelter systems with Indra, indicating similar systems integration scope.

Emerging players

• RADA Electronic Industries (now part of D-Fend Solutions / UVision): Israel-origin tactical radar and EW specialist acquired by DRS RADA; produces compact hemispheric radars for active protection and counter-UAS, overlapping with Daronmont's deployable passive radar niche.
• Electro Optic Systems (EOS): ASX-listed Australian defence technology company producing remote weapon stations, counter-UAS and space surveillance sensors; comparable scale of Australian-listed defence SME competing for similar C4ISR procurement budgets.

Broad incumbents

• BAE Systems Australia: Tier-1 Australian defence prime operating JORN, Hunter-class frigates and AIR2025; Daronmont's largest prime partner but also a competitor for sovereign capability funding pools.
• Kongsberg Defence Australia: Australian arm of Norwegian defence prime delivering NASAMS (LAND 19 Phase 7B) and integrated air defence solutions; Daronmont supplies FDC shelters to Kongsberg but Kongsberg also competes for the broader capability budget.
• Saab Australia: Swedish-Australian prime delivering SEA1180 OPV, combat systems and tactical communications; Daronmont supplies CommSECA ESM into Saab's OPV program while Saab controls the platform prime relationship.
• Thales Australia: Australian arm of global defence prime supplying sonars, EW, and C2 systems across RAN, RAAF and Army; broad incumbent competitor in deployable C2 and naval ESM adjacencies to Daronmont's CommSECA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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