The Vertical Space
The Vertical Space
Jim Barry, Peter Shannon & Luka Tomljenovic
#82 Bobby Sakaki, UAS Nexus: Drone industrial base, NDAA, Blue UAS
1 hour 18 minutes Posted Dec 17, 2024 at 1:00 am.
Friction within the drone industry
State of the drone industry in Europe
On a journey of figuring out what people are building
What the industry is struggling with
Chinese drone component industrial base
Preserving our quality of life
Building a U.S. drone industrial base
The drone tech stack and its dependence on foreign supply chains
Striking the right sourcing strategy
NDAA compliance
Blue UAS
MOSA
The next five years
Most impressive players in the industry
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In this episode, we sit down with Bobby Sakaki, an expert in small UAS technology and CEO of UAS Nexus. Bobby shares his insights on the critical role drones play in defense, particularly in light of their impact in Ukraine, and highlights concerns about the lack of a strong and coordinated U.S. and Western industrial base for affordable, competitive drone components. He explores the challenges facing the drone industry, including engineering, supply chain limitations, raising capital, and sc...