Jeff Thompson

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

1000 ships 5000+ sUSV’s

[Garrett Wright @garrxttt]

Palmer Luckey warns America’s Navy needs to TRIPLE in size to compete with China: “We don’t need 300 ships. We need 1,000 or more.” 🇺🇸🇨🇳

“We don’t need a 300-ship Navy. We need about 1,000 ships or more. The only way we’re going to do that is autonomy.

What’s going to be much more common are ships that are very lightly manned because most of the jobs have been automated. An aircraft carrier that doesn’t have 5,000 people aboard—it has 1,200. A destroyer that has a crew of 50.

If we have a Navy that’s three times as big in terms of ships, we do not have enough people to have three times as many people in the Navy. It’s just never going to work.

And the worst part is, when you build a new ship, you can’t just let it sit and wait for war. You have to fill it with people, train continuously, sail all over the place, and conduct exercises.

It costs almost as much to do nothing as it does to fight a war.”

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

Go get em CET !

[U.S. Naval Institute @NavalInstitute]

Collaboration on Autonomous Undersea Warfare is on Track, AUKUS Officials Say — USNI News
https://t.co/7bXzjDehoQ

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

Good Luck tomorrow Bolsonaro Family!

[Eduardo Bolsonaro🇧🇷 @BolsonaroSP]

No Salão Oval da Casa Branca com o Presidente da maior potência bélica e econômica do mundo, que recebeu o Senador @flaviobolsonaro, candidato à presidência do Brasil, algo simplesmente inédito! E foi muito bom!

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@BolsonaroSP @FlavioBolsonaro Good luck this weekend!

[Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy]

AMERICAN MARITIME DOMINANCE. That’s it, that’s the post.

[Rick Scott @SenRickScott]

Communist China-linked companies like DJI and Autel present unacceptable national security risks to our country, and the CCP is using them to undercut American drone manufacturers. We can’t let that happen!

I worked for years to get them on the FCC's covered list. They must stay there, which is why I shared years of Congressional oversight and the threats these companies pose to @BrendanCarrFCC ⬇️

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@RepPatHarrigan 💯

[Kelly Loeffler @SBA_Kelly]

Yesterday, @SBAGov and @DeptofWar launched https://t.co/Ig1y2sR1xE —the premier federal resource hub for the small manufacturers, who make up 70% of America’s defense industrial base.

From capital to contracting, the site brings together federal resources to help small firms expand production, strengthen our defense industrial base, and deliver for American warfighters.

Visit https://t.co/Ig1y2sR1xE.

[Unusual Machines @UnusualMachines]

🏭 Strengthening America's defense industrial base starts with its manufacturers.

Expanding access to capital for small U.S. manufacturers is a critical step toward scaling domestic production and securing the supply chains behind our defense systems.

⚙️ Every component matters.

$UMAC #defenseindustrialbase #MadeInUSA

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

Thanks Administer @SBA_Kelly for coming to Blue Ops!

[SBA @SBAgov]

Earlier this month, @SBA_Kelly visited Blue Ops in Valdosta—a small business building world-class uncrewed surface vessels for America’s Arsenal of Freedom.

Thanks to fair trade and benefits from the Working Families Tax Cuts, it plans to create 200 new jobs - ramping up the shipbuilding capacity behind American military strength.

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@chadwahl Congrats chad!

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

Black Widow in action!

https://t.co/8tAowVLlhV

[Anduril Observer @AndurilObserver]

Federal, Mossberg and Palladyne AI are developing a counter-drone kit that puts a purpose-built shotshell weapon and collaborative autonomy on reusable small drones.

The architecture may be as important as the weapon: qualify it first on Gremlin-X, then offer the ammunition, fire control and autonomy package across compatible third-party aircraft.
https://t.co/EQzNX2bm8c

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@RichardGrenell 💯

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@scrowder Paulo is the man

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@bennyjohnson Looking good Paulo @realpfigueiredo ! Congrats @FlavioBolsonaro

[Unusual Machines @UnusualMachines]

🦅 $UMAC in Washington, D.C.

CEO Allan Evans joined @FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and government and industry leaders at the @SBA's inaugural Defense Industrial Base Drone Summit. Strengthening America’s drone industrial base and scaling U.S. manufacturing.

#DroneDominance #AmericanManufacturing

[OSZ @OpenSourceZone]

Days with crude oil above $100 a barrel

Obama: 🔴 308 days
Trump 1st: 🟢 0 days
Biden: 🟡 83 days
Trump 2nd: 🟢 24 days

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@Scobleizer Building:
Drones(KWADS) in SLC
VTOLS in Southern Californa
Boats(USV's) in Georgia
Boats (USV's) in Maine

[Jeff Thompson @dronazon]

@powerus_usa Congrats !