WEBVTT - Making America Battle Ready Again | The Next Frontier with Kevin Roberts

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<v Speaker 1>Of warfare has always driven innovation.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's pace is relentless.

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<v Speaker 1>Nations like China and Russia are advancing their technologies rapidly

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<v Speaker 1>with low cost, scalable drones and aren't held back by

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<v Speaker 1>the very thing that makes America who we are, the

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<v Speaker 1>rule of law. America's military dominance hinges on reclaiming the

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<v Speaker 1>technological weed, leveraging insights from the battlefield as adversaries deploy

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<v Speaker 1>expendable systems with devastating impact, and ensuring that our policies

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<v Speaker 1>and policy makers understand the threat that slow policymaking, slow procurement,

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<v Speaker 1>and a slow bureaucracy present. Today, we visit Five Mile, Utah,

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<v Speaker 1>where an American company, Vector is keeping us in the

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<v Speaker 1>fight using American technology, American workers, and American.

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<v Speaker 2>Innovation in the desert just outside Salt Lake.

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<v Speaker 1>On a base in Five Mile Utah, our brave men

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<v Speaker 1>and women of the Armed Forces gear up for a

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<v Speaker 1>training exercise using grown technology provided by an American company

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<v Speaker 1>called Vector, whose employees are hard at work in a.

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<v Speaker 2>Factory just a few miles away.

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<v Speaker 1>We came all the way out to the Beehive State

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<v Speaker 1>to meet Andy yakulis veteran and founder of vectoring, Andy,

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<v Speaker 1>It is great to be out here in the great

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<v Speaker 1>state of Utah learning about your company, VECTOR, about your

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<v Speaker 1>own service to this country, which I want you.

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<v Speaker 2>To tell us about that of your colleagues. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell you how encouraged.

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<v Speaker 1>I am getting outside of Washington, DC, which is always encouraging,

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<v Speaker 1>but to be out here with real Americans who are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to change the landscape not only of warfare, but

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<v Speaker 1>of the process by which we decide how we fund

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<v Speaker 1>certain weapons systems.

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<v Speaker 3>US about Dector, Doctor Roberts, thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 3>being here. Thank you for traveling out to Utah. We're

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<v Speaker 3>very happy to have you. Vector is what we call

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<v Speaker 3>modern warfare as a service. We think warfare has changed.

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<v Speaker 3>Is this revolutionary revolution of military affairs that we're seeing

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<v Speaker 3>in Ukraine and Israel and other flashpoints around the world.

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<v Speaker 3>And we think because technology is being used in warfare

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<v Speaker 3>in ways never seen before and at a rate and

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<v Speaker 3>pace never seen before, we think we need to change

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<v Speaker 3>how we sell technology to the Department of War.

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<v Speaker 1>China's military expansion from AI drones to a navy poised

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<v Speaker 1>to surpass hours, and Russia's drone tactics and active conflicts

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<v Speaker 1>signal a new arms race. Companies like Vector are answering

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<v Speaker 1>the threat. Andy I was just completely blown away by

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<v Speaker 1>what we saw a little while ago.

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<v Speaker 2>The drones themselves are impressive, don't get me wrong.

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<v Speaker 4>But what's clear to.

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<v Speaker 1>Me is that in addition to the innovation of the technology,

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<v Speaker 1>you and your colleagues have figured out an innovation in

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<v Speaker 1>how our war department might actually procure these drones.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's right. Some ways, we're not selling the drone.

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<v Speaker 3>We're selling a capability. We're providing a capability, because that's

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<v Speaker 3>what we think makes the difference on the battlefield in

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<v Speaker 3>Ukraine and the battlefields in Gaza is this immense capability

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<v Speaker 3>that drones provide. And so what we found is rarely

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<v Speaker 3>is a drone ready for the military out of the box.

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<v Speaker 3>What Vector provides is a capability, not just a product.

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<v Speaker 3>We embed with our military customers. We teach them how

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<v Speaker 3>to not just technically employ a drone, but to tactically

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<v Speaker 3>use that drone and the way they would in a

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<v Speaker 3>combat scenario. And so in a lot of ways, we

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<v Speaker 3>are selling a capability, not just a product, and that's

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<v Speaker 3>very different. Where rarely do you have a company that

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<v Speaker 3>builds products does product development, but also does all the

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<v Speaker 3>tactical training, all the tactical integration of those products all

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<v Speaker 3>together as a concer service.

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<v Speaker 4>And that's what Vector provides.

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<v Speaker 1>Innovation in America has always been driven by what our

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<v Speaker 1>warriors need, but old processes.

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<v Speaker 2>Can't keep up.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really difficult to have innovation within the War Department.

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<v Speaker 2>Not because of poor intentions. These are great men and women.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just the nature of bureaucracy.

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<v Speaker 1>And it seems as if, in addition to minimizing the

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<v Speaker 1>potential loss of life by our servicemen and women, which

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<v Speaker 1>is what the technology will do, what Vector is also

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<v Speaker 1>bringing to the table is maybe a more expeditious process

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<v Speaker 1>by which our War Department might be very good at

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<v Speaker 1>introducing innovation to our servicemen and women.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I always say that it's hard to start a company.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to start a company that sells to the

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<v Speaker 3>Department of War. It's hard to start a company that

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<v Speaker 3>sells to the Department of War using a whole new model.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's what Vector is, and so we're up for

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<v Speaker 3>the challenge. But what we have devised our go to

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<v Speaker 3>market is instead of selling a product, we're actually providing

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<v Speaker 3>a service. And part of that service is the products themselves.

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<v Speaker 3>We've sold hundreds and hundreds of drones to date, but

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<v Speaker 3>actually what the Department of War is buying isn't the drone.

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<v Speaker 3>They're buying the subscription service to Vector, to Vectors' tactical integrators,

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<v Speaker 3>to Vector's training courses, to Vector's innovation and product development,

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<v Speaker 3>and Actors products all together, all at the same time.

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<v Speaker 3>And because technology evolves so fast, because technology is moving

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<v Speaker 3>so fast in the battlefield, you cannot go through the

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<v Speaker 3>legacy procurement method because it would be years before the

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<v Speaker 3>military before a warfighter gets his hands on that drones.

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<v Speaker 3>And so that's why we had to devise a new

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<v Speaker 3>way to sell unmanned systems drones to the Department of War.

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<v Speaker 3>I was in the United States Armory for eighteen years,

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<v Speaker 3>ten of that in special operations, and again had the

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<v Speaker 3>honor to lead men and women in combat overseas over

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<v Speaker 3>a variety of.

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<v Speaker 4>Missions.

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<v Speaker 3>I was the recipient of a lot of bad military technology,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was always that officer that asked, why why

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<v Speaker 3>are we doing this mission? Why are we taking this risk?

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<v Speaker 3>Why don't I have better technology. There's one specific mission

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<v Speaker 3>where I remember lives were at stake, and none of

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<v Speaker 3>the technology was integrated, nothing was really working, and it

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<v Speaker 3>was very frustrating, and I realized that somebody needed to

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<v Speaker 3>take a stand and do something, to find a way

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<v Speaker 3>to provide technology to the war fighter faster.

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<v Speaker 1>To lead in the modern arms race, America must draw

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<v Speaker 1>on our heritage of innovation before our adversaries outpace US.

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<v Speaker 1>Ukraine's conflict with Russia demonstrates how swiftly warfare evolves. Drones

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<v Speaker 1>have leveled the playing field in mere years. Ukraine's drone

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<v Speaker 1>wall has reshaped NATO's strategies and relationships with our allies

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<v Speaker 1>as drone strikes increasingly drive battlefield losses. Cutting edge systems

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<v Speaker 1>provide a model of American lethality without the need for boots.

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<v Speaker 2>On the ground.

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<v Speaker 4>Yew.

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<v Speaker 3>Warfare has changed. There's no debating that we see that

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<v Speaker 3>in the battlefields in Ukraine. We the American military have

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<v Speaker 3>been paying very close attention to how warfare has changed.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm concerned about China too, because China isn't just

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<v Speaker 3>paying attention. They are supplying a lot of the components

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<v Speaker 3>of the drones that are going into the battlefield on

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<v Speaker 3>both sides of Ukraine side, and the Russian side. China

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<v Speaker 3>has been able to modernize their military in some ways

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<v Speaker 3>much faster than the Americans have.

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<v Speaker 4>There is no civilian military divide in China.

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<v Speaker 3>They can force a Chinese tech company to build drones,

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<v Speaker 3>to build war fighting technology much easier than we can

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<v Speaker 3>do here in the United States. And so China is

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<v Speaker 3>modernizing very fast.

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<v Speaker 1>So if China in any country can use drones as

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<v Speaker 1>one way vehicles, are they ammunition?

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<v Speaker 3>In some ways they are Kevin. We actually don't even

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<v Speaker 3>like the word drone anymore. We prefer the word pilot

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<v Speaker 3>ammunition because the drone is really just a vehicle to

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<v Speaker 3>deliver a munition on the battlefield. The dagger in action

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<v Speaker 3>drones are being used in ways that have changed the battlefield.

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<v Speaker 3>But they're also could potentially save a lot of American lives.

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<v Speaker 3>Now a drone goes into a house where a bad

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<v Speaker 3>guy is and an American service member might.

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<v Speaker 4>Not need to or a law enforcement professional might not

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<v Speaker 4>need to.

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<v Speaker 3>We are keeping back humans a little bit further from

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<v Speaker 3>the and that will save.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot of American lives. And we're really really proud

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<v Speaker 4>of that.

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<v Speaker 3>This is again why our people are will get up

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<v Speaker 3>every morning and work really hard is because we know

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<v Speaker 3>that we're building technology that could save lives in the future.

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<v Speaker 3>Everyone always asks me about automation. You can see how

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<v Speaker 3>meticulous it is to actually put a drone together, and

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<v Speaker 3>it'll be this way for a while. And so we

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<v Speaker 3>need good old fashioned American talent here and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the great state of Utah to hand hand build every drone,

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<v Speaker 3>which is meticulous, and it's hard to get the price

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<v Speaker 3>points right, especially women their churnable concept. But for American jobs,

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<v Speaker 3>for reindustrializing America.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a sort of perfect skill set.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a perfect opportunity to bring jobs back to America,

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<v Speaker 3>bring jobs to a great state like Utah. And we're

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<v Speaker 3>just fortunate there's a lot of great talent, a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of hard working talent here in Utah, and there's no

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<v Speaker 3>shortage of folks that are are wanting to sign up

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<v Speaker 3>to either learn to build a drone, find a way

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<v Speaker 3>to support their country, and a variety of different ways.

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<v Speaker 3>In this case, build a drone for the United States Military,

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<v Speaker 3>for the Department of War. And that's why you're seeing here,

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<v Speaker 3>pretty cool thing here, so all encompassing form factor. UH

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<v Speaker 3>military can buy this and train on not just technically

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<v Speaker 3>had a fly drone, but fly real simulated not real,

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<v Speaker 3>but simulated combat missions just like you would in Ukraine.

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<v Speaker 3>So John John, here's what we call one of our

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<v Speaker 3>communication integrators. So he's a former Ranger Regiment guys to

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<v Speaker 3>sort of the Army, did a lot of work for

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<v Speaker 3>Joint Special versus Command of Jaysak as well. Now, the

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<v Speaker 3>good thing is like this new generation, it's like gamer generation.

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<v Speaker 3>They're very accepting of the training once they get going,

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<v Speaker 3>but they just need sort of the proper guidance and

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<v Speaker 3>they need to be shown how the controls work. Once

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<v Speaker 3>you sort of get them going, they receive it very

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<v Speaker 3>very well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 3>You can put on the goggles and you'll see what

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<v Speaker 3>the drone in theory would see. Keep bringing your left

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<v Speaker 3>stick up, up, up, up, and that should take the

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<v Speaker 3>drone off up up up, okay, and then your right

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<v Speaker 3>stick is your role.

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<v Speaker 2>That's cool, so.

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<v Speaker 4>You can see what the drone sees.

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<v Speaker 3>And so in theory you're flying this drone ten fifteen

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<v Speaker 3>twenty five miles towards the enemy and have the ability

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<v Speaker 3>to strike enemy targets. Spend eight to ten hours on

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<v Speaker 3>the stimulator and you'll be ready for war.

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<v Speaker 4>Advanced training.

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<v Speaker 2>So nine point nine hours from now, I would be better.

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<v Speaker 4>You would be much better.

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<v Speaker 2>You're seeing great craftsmanship.

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<v Speaker 1>And although your colleague here has to be focused on

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<v Speaker 1>what he's doing and not talking with us, it's apparent

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<v Speaker 1>from all of your staff and colleagues here they love

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<v Speaker 1>being here.

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<v Speaker 3>We just have a great culture and greet community here

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<v Speaker 3>because of the flag on our shoulder and the flight

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<v Speaker 3>that's here in our factory. Supporting the nation. Supporting this

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<v Speaker 3>great nation is always first and foremost of our mission.

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<v Speaker 1>Warfare transforms sometimes moment to moment. America must adapt faster,

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<v Speaker 1>but sometimes we're our own worst enemy. Bureaucracy and complicated

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<v Speaker 1>regulations stifle progress, delaying the delivery of cutting edge tools

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<v Speaker 1>to our warriors while adversary's deployed drone swarms without hesitation.

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<v Speaker 1>Past procurement systems, burdened by red tape, favored entrench defense

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<v Speaker 1>contractors over agile innovators.

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<v Speaker 3>Because technology evolves so fast. Because technology is moving so

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<v Speaker 3>fast in the battlefield, you cannot go through the legacy

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<v Speaker 3>of procurement method because it would be years before the

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<v Speaker 3>military before a warfighter gets his hands on that drone.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's apparent to me that the status quo of

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<v Speaker 1>military procurement established in the nineteen eighties is not only outdated,

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<v Speaker 1>but probably needs to be upended.

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<v Speaker 3>It really does, Kevin. It's become a natural strategic vulnerability.

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<v Speaker 3>We've been dependent upon China to produce components that go

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<v Speaker 3>now into weapons of war, and now China has turned

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<v Speaker 3>into our adversary, So we're dependent upon China to produce

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<v Speaker 3>things that will go into weapons to potentially combat that

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<v Speaker 3>very same adversary.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>But President Trump and Secretary Hegseth are signaling change. America

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<v Speaker 1>is now prioritizing American manufacturer and war fighter ingenuity over

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<v Speaker 1>the way things have always been done. To dominate, we

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<v Speaker 1>must streamline policy and procurement, empowering innovators with immediate funding.

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<v Speaker 1>Vector drives progress, ensuring superiority through relentless innovation.

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<v Speaker 3>What we're doing here at VECTOR is we're onshoreing manufacturing.

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<v Speaker 3>We're building things here in the United States, in the

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<v Speaker 3>great State of Utah to make sure that our military

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<v Speaker 3>is ready to go to war getst an adversary, hopefully

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<v Speaker 3>just to deter them, but if our military needs it,

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<v Speaker 3>we want to build those weapons here so that We're

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<v Speaker 3>ready to combat those adversari on nations and not be

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<v Speaker 3>dependent upon them to supply us with weapons of war

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<v Speaker 3>to go to war against them.

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<v Speaker 1>If Vector gets this right, it isn't just good for Vector,

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<v Speaker 1>It's good for all Americans. But then that becomes the

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<v Speaker 1>innovation for potentially the entire defense industrial complex, which, with

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<v Speaker 1>all of its great intentions and success.

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<v Speaker 2>Has to be updated as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And now it's time to put the American made drone

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<v Speaker 1>technology to the test. About to see is a real

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<v Speaker 1>training exercise where our soldiers work alongside a Vector designed

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<v Speaker 1>drone to take down.

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<v Speaker 5>A threat.

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<v Speaker 1>From Utah's rugged terrain to global battlefields, American innovation stands ready,

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<v Speaker 1>disciplined and to America's superiority is forged in innovation and

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<v Speaker 1>rooted in america first principles. We pursue drone dom not

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<v Speaker 1>because the future is guaranteed, but because preparedness is a synthem.

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<v Speaker 1>Without it, victory would be out of breach.

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<v Speaker 2>For a military defined.

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<v Speaker 1>By speed, strength and sovereignty. We must back the innovators

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<v Speaker 1>delivering the tools required to make America battlefield ready again.

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<v Speaker 2>This is our strength, this is our result.

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<v Speaker 1>Stand with us, Fight with us together. We can secure

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow starting today, I'm Kevin Roberts.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the next frontier.