Founder @PDW_ai / @droneraceleague
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Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Proud to represent @PDW_ai at the @WhiteHouse's Drone Dominance event today.
The message from government leaders was clear: America needs to move beyond drone parity and build the industrial capacity required for drone dominance.
I’m encouraged by the urgency and alignment across government and industry to deliver critical capabilities our warfighters need to succeed on the battlefield.
Today, I spoke to industry partners and administration colleagues at the @WhiteHouse about our unified push to usher in an era of AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE. President Trump set the vision, and the Department of War is taking direct action.
We are helping to crowd in capital around proven innovators to field hundreds of thousands of low cost, lethal drones to the warfighter by as soon as next year:
✔️ @DIU_x’s Drone Dominance Program is utilizing a challenge-based acquisition model called "The Gauntlet," which allows companies to join live-field exercises, with top performers earning delivery orders.
✔️ The @DeptofWar’s Office of Strategic Capital is leveraging its over $200 billion in lending authority to onshore our drone supply chain and scale American manufacturing.
✔️ The Department’s newly unified innovation ecosystem is moving prototypes to real warfighter capabilities in months, not years.
The Department of War will continue to work with America’s brightest innovators to scale mass-attritable, lethal drones, ensuring that our warfighters never enter a fair fight.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
We spun this out of Drone Racing League years ago and under great investment leadership from @mhiggins and Steve Ross’ RSE Ventures and our partner Tony Thomas @TonyT2Thomas it has thrived
Time to get to work.
America has answered the call before. Now, we must answer it again.
The United States can no longer rely on foreign-controlled supply chains for the critical technologies and components required to build drones, robotics, and autonomous systems.
The U.S. @DeptofWar's Office of Strategic Capital has committed up to $820 million to PDW to build the critical components that will power America’s drone industrial base.
This announcement is bigger than PDW. It's a commitment to national security. We are honored to be the first American drone manufacturer to help advance this priority and remain committed to putting decisive airpower in the hands of every operator.
This is not the finish line. It is the starting line.
Proud to Protect.
Read the Department of War's announcement below for further details.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Time to get to work.
America has answered the call before. Now, we must answer it again.
The United States can no longer rely on foreign-controlled supply chains for the critical technologies and components required to build drones, robotics, and autonomous systems.
The U.S. @DeptofWar's Office of Strategic Capital has committed up to $820 million to PDW to build the critical components that will power America’s drone industrial base.
This announcement is bigger than PDW. It's a commitment to national security. We are honored to be the first American drone manufacturer to help advance this priority and remain committed to putting decisive airpower in the hands of every operator.
This is not the finish line. It is the starting line.
Proud to Protect.
Read the Department of War's announcement below for further details.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
The techops crew, circa 2018. Big fleet on 27th street nyc. @NicholasDRL I miss these days.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Competitive spectator sports that can only be played in lunar gravity.
This is the kind of thing we need to invent to properly finance and commercialize the moon.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Aspire not to build robots. Aspire to build machines. It’s only called a robot when it doesn’t work. The moment it works, it becomes a machine.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Take a moment to stop and reflect
We made sand think
And you can talk to it
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Proud to announce Ondas’ $35M strategic investment in @PDW_ai and our partnership with @mhiggins, @rgury, and the entire PDW team.
PDW is rapidly emerging as one of America’s most capable operator-driven combat robotics companies.Together, we’re aligning around a shared mission to accelerate U.S. Drone Dominance. 🇺🇸
Ondas announces a $35M investment in @PDW_ai to accelerate production of NDAA-compliant combat robotics and expand U.S. defense manufacturing capacity. $ONDS
ondas.com/post/ondas-announc…
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Ondas announces a $35M investment in @PDW_ai to accelerate production of NDAA-compliant combat robotics and expand U.S. defense manufacturing capacity. $ONDS
ondas.com/post/ondas-announc…
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
This investment from @OndasHoldings marks another step forward in accelerating the production of combat robotics necessary to maintain air superiority for America and its allies.
As PDW innovates at the speed of modern conflict, our strength lies in our mission, our service to the warfighter, and those who share that commitment.
Ondas announces a $35M investment in @PDW_ai to accelerate production of NDAA-compliant combat robotics and expand U.S. defense manufacturing capacity. $ONDS
ondas.com/post/ondas-announc…
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
If you are mad about water use by AI you should be *really* mad about water use by golf courses.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Goodness gracious Firefly just shared this photo of the "lunar" eclipse--from the SURFACE OF THE MOON
Ring of fire. Incredible
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
BREAKING: Santa Claus is currently in a dogfight with Drones over the State of New Jersey
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
"Our largest city will be an engineering marvel. It will be global focal point of fashion, the arts, commerce, finance, and research. Trains running underground in a system that moves millions of people around a tiny island"
"And these trains will connect to the airports?"
No.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Tell a friend to tell a friend...WE’RE BACK 📣📣📣
🚨 DRL is coming to Miami in 2025.
🎟️ irlty.io/drlmiami
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
“There’s no reason to trade blood for blood when we can trade blood for steel.” @101stAASLTDIV
The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) integrated PDW’s C100 in recent exercises to enhance tactics for future warfare.
In this CBS Evening News feature, the C100 is shown helping this unit shape the next generation of military operations. 🇺🇸
Watch full segment here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=cYgUE33m…
#PDW #C100 #futurewarfare #dronetech #USArmy
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
These photos are only ~100 years apart.
There is no limit to what humans can accomplish.
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
Here's the deal:
@Starlink is currently helping 4 million customers have access to reliable high-speed internet.
and
4 million Starlink customers are currently helping @SpaceX seed a human civilization on Mars and make life multi-planetary.
How freakin awesome is that?
Nicholas Horbaczewski retweeted
@PDW_ai is thrilled to announce that our C100 quadcopter has been selected for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Army Directed Requirement for Company-Level sUAS.
The C100 meets the Army’s medium-range reconnaissance requirement for a modular, Soldier-portable VTOL sUAS capable of providing effects across reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, communications relay, and electronic warfare.
This award highlights PDW’s leadership in American drone technology, from our roots in high-performance racing drones to today’s advanced UAS supporting America’s warfighters.
dvidshub.net/news/480629/us-…