Ukraine's FirePoint, founded by a film scout, an IT guy, and a concrete contractor, now produces 200 long-range strike drones per day. Each one costs $55,000. Flies 1,600 km. GPS-free. Seven generations of combat-proven navigation.  They account for 60% of Ukraine's deep strikes inside Russia. The entire company is 3 years old. U.S. dronemakers are finally getting the policy support, the domestic mandates, and the defense budgets. Now they need to build like their country's survival depends on it.   #BI# #BusinessInsider# #Drones# #UAS# #DroneIndustry# #DefenseTech# #Autonomy# $DRNZ

At XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit, AUVSI President Michael Robbins delivered the clearest signal yet of where the drone industry stands: The hard part is no longer proving drones work. The hard part is now manufacturing them at scale, integrating them into critical systems, and building supply chains that don't depend on adversaries. $AUVSI $DRNZ