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Israel’s Silent Killer in the Sky—and the $15 Million Micro-Cap To Watch: Duke Robotics’ Stock Rockets 65 % as Demand for Drone Tech Soars

June 15, 2025
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Rumours have swirled for months about a new drone quietly used in Israel’s most volatile flash‑points—small enough to launch from a backpack, yet lethal enough to end a firefight with a single, precisely aimed burst. The Israel Defense Forces will not confirm the platform’s identity, but online reports increasingly point to “Bird of Prey,” a drone‑mounted remote‑weapon system that Elbit Systems mentions only briefly on its website. There, the company describes an “agile, compact and fully stabilised weapon system” designed for urban, non‑line‑of‑sight combat and capable of day‑night autonomous target recognition.

Elbit’s sparse copy matches eyewitness descriptions of hovering craft that deliver near‑silent, surgical fire without exposing Israeli troops. The stabilised mount supports multiple calibres, links to the IDF’s battle‑management network and, according to the brochure, boasts a hit‑probability above 90 %. If Bird of Prey is indeed in the field—as many defence analysts now believe—it marks a decisive shift toward micro‑precision lethality just as Israel’s confrontation with Iran‑backed forces intensifies.

The Hidden Hand of Duke Robotics*

What Elbit’s page never mentions is where the recoil‑cancelling technology came from. That trail leads to Duke Robotics (OTCQB: DUKR)*, a Florida‑and‑Israel venture that unveiled its TIKAD armed drone in 2017 and secured a U.S. patent for its six‑axis stabilizing gimbal in 2021. By April 2025 Duke and Elbit had further advanced the collaboration; the gimbal was reportedly being marketed as Bird of Prey, and Duke was earn a royalty on every system sold, while also bring able ot market it themeselves—progress the companies say is “on schedule” with customers already lined up.

That collaboration gives tiny Duke the kind of blue‑chip leverage most micro‑caps can only dream of. Elbit supplies avionics and munitions to more than 70 countries, meaning a single export contract funnels high‑margin revenue straight to Duke without a dollar of factory overhead.

A video previously posted one year ago on youtube by Elbit showcases the product:

A Drone Demand Boom

Timing could not be sharper. In March Israel’s Ministry of Defense issued a tender for 5,000 attack drones, and insiders whisper the requirement could double as battlefield needs grow. Analysts expect at least two domestic suppliers to split the award, creating a pipeline that may stretch to 20,000 units—and Bird of Prey is widely believed to be on the short‑list.

The local spree mirrors a global trend. Market researchers project the military‑drone sector will rocket from roughly US $36 billion in 2023 to about US $88 billion by 2030, a 14 % compound clip fuelled by autonomy breakthroughs and swelling defence budgets. Few public equities give investors such direct exposure to that curve—and fewer still sit at its geographic epicentre.

The Valuation Disconnect

Even after a 64 % wartime pop that lifted the shares to US $0.28 on  June 13, 2025 Duke’s market value is only ~US $15 million and the float remains razor‑thin. Partner Elbit is worth more than US $10 billion, and private Israeli drone start‑ups routinely command valuations in the hundreds of millions. Bulls argue that Duke’s royalty model could produce outsized cash‑flow from even modest Bird of Prey volumes, turning the penny stock into a multi‑bagger almost overnight if confirmed deployment or contract awards hit the tape.

Sceptics counter that Duke will need fresh capital to scale and that any sudden cease‑fire could deflate the “war premium.” Yet those very risks leave the upside intact: a patented technology already flying under Elbit’s badge, aligned with a government tender measured in the thousands of units, all wrapped in an option‑like valuation.

With Tehran rattling sabres and Jerusalem vowing further pre‑emptive strikes, demand for soldier‑safe precision firepower shows no sign of fading. If Bird of Prey truly is the IDF’s new silent assassin—and every breadcrumb leads back to Duke—then DUKR may be the smallest ticker with the biggest torque in the Middle‑East drone boom.

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