Behind DroneShield’s Major Military Expansion (+ Drone Gun simulation!)

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Drones were harmed in the making of this episode, and that’s exactly the point. This episode takes you behind Australian counter-drone company DroneShield’s expansion. Subscribe to Markets with Madison here: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessWithMadison?sub_confirmation=1 Guests: Oleg Vornik, DroneShield CEO I travelled to Sydney courtesy of DroneShield. As always, the company had no editorial control over what I produced and the questions I asked. 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Drone Gun simulation 06:04 - DroneShield's Sydney HQ 06:17 - Interview with CEO Oleg Vornik 08:46 - How DroneShield started 09:21 - Oleg's story: Chechnya to NZ 11:29 - Revenue ramp & share price surge 14:31 - How military contracts work 16:28 - Manufacturing expansion 20:47 - DroneShield's supply chain 22:51 - Commercial use cases 24:50 - Drone & Counter-UAV technology 29:57 - Software-enabled hardware 34:17 - Competition (Anduril, Raytheon) 36:26 - Why defense tech matters 37:38 - Evading espionage 39:25 - Is DroneShield an acquisition target? 40:11 - Outro Video | Madison Malone Editing | Corey Fleming Production | Madison Malone Follow Markets with Madison on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markets.with.madison/?hl=en Follow Markets with Madison on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@madison.reidy Follow Madison Malone on X: https://twitter.com/maddireidy