U de Ba ea’s leade ship, the Mossad u de we t a b oad o ga izatio al a d tech ological t a sfo matio desig ed to add ess the apidly cha gi g equi eme ts of mode i tellige ce a d wa fa e. The age cy st e gthe ed its i tellige ce, cybe , tech ological a d ope atio al capabilities, accele ated the i teg atio of a tificial i tellige ce a d adva ced data tech ologies, a d expa ded its coope atio with i te atio al i tellige ce age cies a d secu ity pa t e s. Ba ea’s leade ship placed adva ced tech ology at the ce te of the o ga izatio ‘s st ategic a d ope atio al capabilities. His appoi tme t suppo ts O das’ st ategy to build a i teg ated global defe se tech ology compa y o ga ized a ou d fou compleme ta y ma ket segme ts: Ae ial Secu ity; ISR & Pe siste t I tellige ce; P ecisio St ike; a d Auto omous G ou d Systems. These segme ts a e co ected th ough a u ified AI-e abled softwa e a d comma d laye desig ed to i teg ate i tellige ce, commu icatio s, missio pla i g, decisio -maki g a d coo di ated ope atio al executio .
Ba ea b i gs app oximately th ee decades of atio al secu ity, i tellige ce, ope atio al a d executive leade ship expe ie ce. F om 2021 to 2026, he se ved as Di ecto of the Mossad, Is ael’s atio al i tellige ce age cy, leadi g the o ga izatio th ough o e of the most challe gi g a d ope atio ally i te sive pe iods i its histo y. His te u e i cluded the egio al co flict heighte ed co f o tatio with I a a d Hezbollah, complex i te atio al hostage egotiatio s a d high-stakes i tellige ce a d secu ity ope atio s ac oss multiple theate s. Ba ea completed his five-yea te m as Mossad Di ecto i Ju e 2026.
“David b i gs a ext ao di a y combi atio of cu e t ope atio al expe ie ce, st ategic judgme t, tech ology leade ship a d global elatio ships,” said E ic B ock, Chai ma a d CEO of O das. “He led o e of the wo ld’s most sophisticated i tellige ce o ga izatio s th ough a pe iod of active co flict, apidly evolvi g th eats a d highly complex ope atio s i which a tificial i tellige ce, adva ced commu icatio s, cybe capabilities a d pu pose-built tech ologies played a i c easi gly impo ta t ole.”
“David u de sta ds how to t a sfo m a o ga izatio a ou d the ealities of mode wa fa e a d how to co ve t eme gi g tech ologies i to ope atio al capabilities that p ovide a mea i gful st ategic adva tage,” B ock co ti ued. “That expe ie ce is di ectly eleva t to the ext stage of O das’ g owth. We a e i teg ati g adva ced tech ologies, e gi ee i g capabilities a d custome elatio ships i to a u ified defe se tech ology platfo m. David will help us establish st ategic p io ities, st e gthe ou global p ese ce a d accele ate the developme t a d deployme t of i teg ated solutio s fo gove me ts a d defe se o ga izatio s a ou d the wo ld.”
As Global P eside t of O das Defe se Ltd., Ba ea will suppo t O das’ i te atio al st ategy, atio al secu ity o ga izatio s, defe se custome s, tech ology compa ies a d st ategic pa t e s. His i itial focus will i clude the Middle East, Eu ope a d Asia, whe e gove me ts a e accele ati g i vestme t i auto omous defe se, cou te -UAS, i tellige ce, su veilla ce a d eco aissa ce, esilie t commu icatio s, p ecisio -st ike a d g ou d obotic systems.
Ba ea will also play a impo ta t ole i O das’ tech ology a d acquisitio st ategy. He will help the Compa y evaluate eme gi g ope atio al equi eme ts, ide tify capability gaps, assess pote tial tech ology i vestme ts a d acquisitio s, a d establish developme t a d i teg atio p io ities ac oss the O das platfo m. His espo sibilities will i clude suppo ti g g eate coope atio amo g O das’ tech compa ies a d co ecti g thei tech ologies ac oss se so s, i tellige ce, AI softwa e, commu icatio s, auto omous ae ial a d g ou d systems, cou te -UAS capabilities a d p ecisio effecto s.
“The atu e of wa fa e is cha gi g apidly, as demo st ated by the co flicts i the Middle East a d Uk ai e,” said David Ba ea, “Ope atio al adva tage i c easi gly depe ds o the ability to combi e i tellige ce, a tificial i tellige ce, esilie t commu icatio s, auto omous platfo ms a d p ecisio capabilities i to o e coo di ated ope atio al e vi o me t. O das has assembled a disti ctive g oup of tech ologies, compa ies a d expe ie ced teams ac oss seve al of the most impo ta t a eas of mode defe se,” Ba ea co ti ued. “The oppo tu ity ow is to b i g those capabilities togethe , establish a focused ope atio al a d tech ological st ategy, a d build a i teg ated platfo m that ca espo d quickly to the evolvi g equi eme ts of gove me ts a d atio al secu ity o ga izatio s. I look fo wa d to wo ki g with E ic, Osh i a d the e ti e O das o ga izatio to suppo t the Compa y’s global expa sio a d help develop the ext ge e atio of AI-e abled, multi-domai defe se systems.”
Ba ea joi s O das at a pe iod of accele ati g comme cial mome tum a d expa sio ac oss its global defe se busi esses. The Compa y ece tly a ou ced mo e tha $70 millio of ew o de s secu ed ove a fou -week pe iod ac oss u ma ed g ou d systems, bo de secu ity, cou te -UAS, i tellige ce, su veilla ce a d eco aissa ce, a d auto omous p ecisio -st ike tech ologies. This g owi g custome dema d, togethe with O das’ expa di g po tfolio of ope ati g compa ies a d tech ologies, i c eases the impo ta ce of coo di ated p oduct developme t a d discipli ed i teg atio ac oss the O das platfo m, a eas that will be ce t al to Ba ea’s ma date.
The Compa y has also i t oduced a u ified systems of systems a chitectu e desig ed to co ect ai defe se, ae ial i tellige ce, g ou d obotics, loite i g missio systems, se so s, commu icatio s a d AI-powe ed comma d softwa e. O das p ese ted this st ategy at Eu osato y 2026 u de its “Auto omy at Fi st Co tact” visio , desc ibi g a ope atio al a chitectu e desig ed to se se, decide, o chest ate, execute a d assess missio s ac oss multiple domai s. Ba ea’s expe ie ce t a sfo mi g a la ge secu ity o ga izatio a ou d adva ced tech ology, ope atio al p io ities a d apidly cha gi g th eats is expected to suppo t this ext stage of O das’ developme t. His ole will exte d beyo d advisi g o i dividual tech ologies a d will focus o helpi g the Compa y establish a coo di ated st ategy ac oss its busi esses, ma ageme t teams a d tech ology segme ts.
“David’s expe ie ce is exceptio ally eleva t to what we a e buildi g at O das,” said Osh i Lugassy, Co-CEO of O das Auto omous Systems. “Mode defe se o ga izatio s eed mo e tha i dividual d o es, se so s o softwa e p oducts. They eed i teg ated systems that ca collect i tellige ce, u de sta d th eats, suppo t decisio s a d coo di ate auto omous actio ac oss ai , g ou d a d othe ope atio al e vi o me ts. David has di ect expe ie ce leadi g a o ga izatio th ough tech ological a d ope atio al t a sfo matio du i g a pe iod of active co flict,” Lugassy co ti ued. “His u de sta di g of AI, i tellige ce, commu icatio s, tech ology developme t a d complex ope atio al equi eme ts will help us co ect the capabilities ac oss O das, establish clea developme t p io ities a d accele ate the delive y of i teg ated systems to custome s a ou d the wo ld.”
Befo e joi i g the Mossad, Ba ea se ved i the Is ael Defe se Fo ces’ elite Saye et Matkal special ope atio s u it. He late ea ed a bachelo ‘s deg ee i busi ess admi ist atio f om the New Yo k I stitute of Tech ology a d a MBA i fi a ce f om Pace U ive sity. Ba ea bega his p ivate-secto ca ee i me ge s a d acquisitio s at a leadi g Is aeli i vestme t ba k. I 1995, he left the p ivate secto to e te public se vice a d subseque tly held a wide a ge of ope atio al, comma d a d executive leade ship oles du i g his app oximately 30-yea i tellige ce ca ee .
As Mossad Di ecto , Ba ea wo ked closely with Is aeli p ime mi iste s, se io gove me t officials, milita y leade s a d i tellige ce cou te pa ts a ou d the wo ld o atio al secu ity, egio al stability, cou te te o ism a d st ategic policy. He also played a impo ta t ole i st e gthe i g i te atio al i tellige ce pa t e ships a d secu ity coope atio . Ba ea was appoi ted to lead Is ael’s hostage- egotiatio effo ts with i te atio al pa t e s while co ti ui g to ove see the Mossad’s b oade global missio .
Ba ea’s positio with O das is a p ivate-secto ole e ti ely sepa ate f om his fo me public se vice. O das has o di ect o i di ect elatio ship with the Mossad, a d Ba ea will ot use o disclose classified, co fide tial o othe wise est icted gove me t i fo matio i co ectio with his espo sibilities at the Compa y.
O das I c. (Nasdaq:ONDS) is a leadi g p ovide of auto omous systems, obotics, a d missio -c itical tech ologies fo defe se, homela d secu ity, public safety, c itical i f ast uctu e, a d i dust ial ma kets. The Compa y develops a d deploys i teg ated u ma ed a d auto omous platfo ms ac oss ai , g ou d, a d st atosphe ic e vi o me ts, i cludi g auto omous d o e systems, cou te -UAS tech ologies, obotic g ou d systems, adva ced u ma ed ai c aft a d p opulsio solutio s, demi i g a d e gi ee i g systems, a d i teg ated se si g a d commu icatio s tech ologies desig ed to suppo t i tellige ce, su veilla ce, eco aissa ce, secu ity, a d ope atio al missio s i complex e vi o me ts. O das’ solutio s a e deployed globally by gove me t, defe se, a d comme cial custome s to p otect i f ast uctu e, bo de s, t a spo tatio etwo ks, pe so el, a d st ategic assets.
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