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On April 30, Booz Allen Hamilton<\/a>\u00a0announced that it has made a strategic investment in\u00a0PDW<\/a>, a Huntsville, Alabama-based company that designs and manufactures advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for defense and public safety.<\/p>\n

This investment reflects a strategic alignment between Booz Allen’s expertise in AI, autonomy and defense tech with PDW’s proven, domestically produced drone platforms to accelerate the delivery of mission-critical UAS capable of advanced surveillance, operating in contested environments, and strike missions.<\/p>\n

This work aims to directly address the Pentagon\u2019s focus on domestic drone manufacturing and its urgent call for reliable, autonomous drone capabilities at scale. As a domestic manufacturer, PDW designs, engineers, and produces systems at its 90,000-square-foot drone factory in Huntsville and is capable of producing 100,000 drones annually.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrones are rapidly reshaping the speed, scale, and economics of modern warfare,\u201d said Randy Yamada, vice president at Booz Allen. \u201cOur investment in PDW reflects a shared focus on accelerating the deployment of mission-ready, resilient, American-manufactured drone capabilities. By aligning advanced autonomy with domestic production, we are making the kinds of capabilities the Department of War needs to stay ahead a reality and directly supporting its Drone Dominance Program.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt PDW, we aren\u2019t just creating new capabilities, we\u2019re building the industrial capacity to deliver drones at meaningful scale,\u201d said PDW CEO James Slider. \u201cThis means expanding American manufacturing capacity, scaling next-generation engineering teams, and anchoring our supply chain here at home to put the U.S. and its allies in a position of strength. This is the capability gap PDW was built to close and the mission we execute against every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

This investment enables Booz Allen to bring its autonomy and digital engineering expertise to bear, developing new solutions that reduce the burden on the operator. It represents a significant commitment to bolstering the U.S. domestic drone manufacturing industry while making a real mission impact for the warfighter at the cost and scale the U.S. military needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBooz Allen invests in companies that deliver mission impact at speed and scale,\u201d said Bryce Pippert, executive vice president at Booz Allen. \u201cPDW’s U.S.-made drone systems are a great fit for our portfolio and our Defense Tech teams who are advancing the next generation of autonomous capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Booz Allen<\/p>\n

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