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fastest moving spaces in the world, meaning that we must update our manufacturing and constantly evolve. We must meet the requirements of a product that can never fail; it’ s in the hands of the greatest soldiers in the world whose lives, ultimately, depend on the success of the equipment.”
All PDW’ s systems are designed, manufactured, and tested in its 90,000 square foot, state-of-the-art production facility, Drone Factory 01( DF01), which can accommodate a top output of up to 350 C100 models and 5000 AM-FPVs per month. Championing a vertically integrated approach, the factory is optimized for the highest levels of operational efficiency, fully equipped with the innovative technologies to drive the fast iteration and excellence that sets PDW apart.
“ Our entire factory is designed to meeting the evolving requirements of tomorrow’ s wars. We do a few things that are quite novel; for example, our engineering team is firmly placed on the same floor as our manufacturing line, so such requirements flow organically from product engineering to manufacturing to testing in a very fast style,” Ryan explains.“ Working with the US Army, for instance, we’ ve already delivered three different block models within the last 18 months, so not only do we have to manufacture scalable systems that are a fraction of the price of prior combat systems, but we have to scale those systems to be distributed to single squads and units and be able to change those on the fly when new requirements arise.”
“ We have a wide breadth of capabilities from a vertical integration standpoint, which allows us to iterate quickly,” Deb continues.“ Our process always starts with design innovation, engineering, and rapid, high-quality prototyping. We have a 5-axis CNC machine, injection molding equipment, 3D printers, a coordinate
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