Respectfully, I think this is wrong. Where is the factory going to go? Where are the materials going to come from? Who's going to design the software? Who's going to design the hardware? Who's going to manufacture the hardware? Who's going to assemble the hardware?
I don't know what time horizon you have in mind but if we started today I don't think we could catch DJI in 5 years, and to be honest I'm a little worried that we could even catch them in 10.
Respectively, I’m not.
Why are you remotely concerned about a factory? These are drones. A smart developer could have them made in any number of small shops and shipped to the user. If big buildings are your thing…Texas. They love manufacturing facilities in Texas.
Who is going to design the software? Seriously? My kids college roommate who is 26 and raking in six figures with a BS in some coding crap. Him, or any of the other thousands U.S.A. SS who know how to do this. Better yet…a smart nerd with AI skills.
Who is going to design the hardware? Really? Any of the 200 high school kids at the last Army “robot rodeo” who were cranking out drones and robots to accomplish tasks given to them just hours before.
Who is going to assemble the hardware? Again…are you remotely serious? Who is going to assemble cars for us? Who is going to assemble our F-35’s? People who want jobs are going to do it. This is almost the dumbest thing I have read.
Two years ago the infant army of the Ukraine had exactly zero drones and no capability to make them at scale. Now, drones dominate the battlefield there and soldiers are doing every step you whine about above…in the field.
This is one, maybe two things, money (an investment source) and in terms of military use, an actual command focus on breaking with the past and using these things. We could surpass DJI in 24 months, not a laughable 120.