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0:00Performance drone works out of Huntsville, Alabama just scored over $110 million dollars in fresh investor cash. That funding is going to let them roll out more products, beef up engineering teams, and ramp up drone production big time. The round was spearheaded by Andes Holdings. Just last year in 2025, PDW flipped open a 90,000 square foot manufacturing spot right there in Huntsville to handle the load. Leaders at the company are hyped, stressing how these small unmanned aircraft systems are crucial for modern battlefields. They want a fully American supply chain to stay ahead of rivals and dodge foreign dependencies. On to CEO Erad Brock called it a game changer for building homegrown drone factories that deliver in tough real world spots. It's raising the bar for everyone in the game. PDW's tech already backs US military contracts plus public safety ops at federal, local, and even international levels. This influx keeps them scaling fast for whatever threats come next.

1:00That wraps Birmingham News today, brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with the story.