EOS renews backing for Australian Defence Force Drone Racing Team

EOS has renewed its sponsorship of the Australian Defence Force Drone Racing Team, keeping one of the sport’s most visible military programs tied to a company that sits deep in defense technology. The deal goes beyond a logo on a uniform. EOS says the partnership supports innovation in uncrewed aerial systems and counter-UAS technology, and it treats elite FPV racing as a proving ground for the speed, situational awareness and precision now demanded in modern defense work.

That matters because the ADF team is not a novelty act. Built around Army personnel, it competes in national and international drone racing events while also using high-speed flight to sharpen advanced piloting and coordination skills in a defense setting. In a sport where margins are measured in split seconds and line choice, the team has become a public example of how military organizations are trying to build technical flying competence through competition.

The results back up the pitch. The Australian Defence Force Drone Racing Team won its fourth Military International Drone Racing Tournament in May 2025, outlasting a field of 37 pilots from the ADF, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States at a refurbished Atlas-F missile silo in the Adirondack Mountains of upper New York State. The U.S. pilots finished second in the team event and produced the fastest individual pilot, underscoring how tightly contested the level has become.

The ADF group also carried that form into the UK later in 2025, when Defence reported the team had gone five straight. Wing Commander Keirin Joyce, the team president, said the run reflected the group’s talent, discipline and professionalism. Those are the same qualities EOS is buying into now, not just for brand visibility, but for what the company sees as a live demonstration of drone performance inside the counter-drone challenge.

The sponsorship renewal also lands in a wider ecosystem that is increasingly crowded with defense-linked backing. DroneShield separately renewed its support for the ADF Drone Racing Team for 2026, reinforcing the sense that the team has become a shared asset for Australian counter-drone firms looking to connect hardware, software and pilot development. EOS has already shown the racers at its Canberra facility, where they performed a high-speed fly-through demonstration that played like both a stunt and a skills drill.

For EOS, the value is clear: association with a team that can win overseas, showcase precision under pressure and give defense customers a visible story about technology in motion. For the ADF, the upside is access to industry support that can help the program keep pace as drone racing moves further from hobby culture and closer to the language of capability.