_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PDW
was proud to launch its iconic C100 drone system – a multi-mission tactical quadcopter – in 2022 and its AM-FPV system in 2025.
Today, PDW remains a world leader in the development of high-performance drone systems. Now in its tenth year, the company is greater and more dynamic than ever before, redefining the standards of aerospace manufacturing where it matters most. Manufacturing Today sits down with Ryan Gury, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PDW, and Deb Walock, Vice President of Production Operations, to learn more about how the company is leveraging the characteristics of commercial product development to drive fast iteration and constant excellence in one of the world’ s fastest evolving landscapes.
“ Commercial technologies are starting to disrupt defense across multiple fronts in global conflicts. The first drone strike on Ukraine’ s soil, for instance, was around 24-30 months ago, and it now makes up 70 percent of all Russian strikes. Warfare is always changing, and drones are the defining ammunition of the new era,” Ryan begins.“ We harness some of the traits of commercial product development and apply them to the traditional aerospace model. We’ re not stagnant; aerospace is one of the
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