About

deJongSmit – Drone Technologies is a Netherlands-based company focused on persistent autonomous systems for maritime and coastal operations.

The company develops integrated UAV and USV system architectures enabling continuous multi-domain awareness across air, surface, and subsurface environments.

The company is led by Hilko de Jong, who brings extensive experience in engineering leadership, complex systems development, and safety-critical environments.

This background informs a structured, risk-aware, and deployment-focused approach to building operational systems.

deJongSmit was founded in 2026 and registered in the Netherlands to address a structural limitation: sensing technologies have advanced, but are still deployed in isolation.

The company focuses on system integration and persistence to enable scalable, real-world operations.

A future where autonomous systems extend human capability in the most demanding operational environments.