DUKE Robotics Corp., established in 2014 and based in Tirat Carmel, Israel, is a robotics firm with operations extending across Israel, Greece, and the United States. The company's primary focus involves developing an advanced robotic system designed for the remote, real-time, and highly precise deployment of small arms and light weapons, a technology that also encompasses drone-based applications. In addition to its defense systems, DUKE Robotics manufactures a specialized drone for cleaning insulators on electric utility cables, playing a crucial role in the routine maintenance of critical infrastructure. Their product line further includes a UAS octocopter, featuring an integrated six-degrees-of-freedom robotic gimbal, specifically engineered for military and homeland security missions. The company, initially known as UAS Drone Corp., underwent a name change to DUKE Robotics Corp. in October 2024.
Duke Robotics Appoints Capital Markets and Public Company Finance Veteran Avi Levin as Chief Financial Officer
Duke Robotics Corp. (Nasdaq: DUKR) appointed Avi Levin as CFO effective October 1, 2026, succeeding Shlomo Zakai, who will remain as a financial consultant through the transition.
Levin is a capital-markets veteran who previously served as CFO of Ability Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIL), where he helped lead three Nasdaq offerings raising an aggregate of $78 million, and has raised more than $130 million across his career.
CEO Yiftach Kleinman framed the hire as central to scaling Duke's drone platforms in defense and civilian power-infrastructure markets following its Nasdaq uplisting.
For ABIL, the relevance is historical only: the company named is Levin's former employer, with no change to ABIL's own management or operations.