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RUBI

GATE Technologies' family of electronic SAFE-and-Arm devices for missiles, rockets and loitering munitions.

RUBI is GATE Technologies’ electronic SAFE-and-Arm device family. On 14 September, Ondas Holdings bought GATE in a US$205m deal.

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Background

RUBI is a family of electronic SAFE-and-Arm devices for missiles, rockets and loitering munitions. A SAFE-and-Arm device controls the conditions under which a weapon’s warhead may detonate. The product sits within GATE Technologies’ defence-electronics business.

Its relevance lies in the control layer between a munition and its explosive payload. That makes RUBI a component rather than a munition in its own right. Ondas Holdings acquired GATE on 14 September, bringing the product family into a wider drone and counter-drone group.

Common Questions
What is RUBI from GATE Technologies?
A family of electronic SAFE-and-Arm devices that control when a warhead may detonate, used in missiles, rockets and loitering munitions.Source: Ondas press release
Who makes the RUBI safe-and-arm device?
GATE Technologies of Israel, which Ondas Holdings acquired on 14 September 2026.Source: Ondas Form 8-K
How many loitering munitions use RUBI?
Ondas reports about 100 RUBI configurations for loitering munitions.Source: Ondas fact sheet
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