AeroVironment CEO Wahid Nawabi joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss the changing face of warfare with autonomous and counter-drone systems. He highlights lessons from Iran and Ukraine conflicts and the need for rapid scaling of defense tech.
00:00 Sen. Blackburn on military modernization and funding
01:03 The shift to AI-enabled autonomous warfare
03:40 The rising business of counter-drone technology
04:34 Laser systems: Shooting down drones for $10 a shot
06:12 Blue Halo acquisition and the Freedom Eagle One missile
08:25 Scaling U.S. drone production 10X to meet demand
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