From 10 Drones a Month to Nearly 100,000 — Inside Ukraine's Largest Drone Manufacturer | Marko Kushnir, General Cherry
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General Cherry, one of Ukraine's largest military drone manufacturers, grew from producing 10 drones per month in 2023 to nearly 100,000 now.
The company works closely with front-line units that provide daily feedback for product development, and has developed interceptor drones priced at $2,000 that can destroy much more expensive Russian drones costing $100,000. A key insight from company leadership is that Ukraine's decentralized, startup-driven ecosystem develops new technology faster than Russia's command economy, but Russia can copy and scale technology faster than Ukraine can stay ahead.
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