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PodcastAerospace & Defense TechnologyOctober 9, 2026

How Mass-Produced Drones Are Changing the Economics of Air Defense

Powerus is scaling domestic, NDAA-compliant drone and interceptor manufacturing to fix the cost mismatch between cheap attack drones and expensive defenses.

  • $82M C-UAS order: Powerus recently won an $82 million U.S. government contract for counter-drone systems, cited as proof point for its scale-up strategy.
  • Public listing on NASDAQ: Powerus went public under ticker PUSA the week of the interview, which Velicovich says accelerates its manufacturing footprint expansion.

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