David Michelson
Former Army Ranger and former Director of Autonomy at DIU; currently Drones Thesis Leader at Re:Build Manufacturing, focused on scaling U.S.-based drone design and production.
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May 2, 2026 • 1h 2min
Reindustrializing Drone Manufacturing in the U.S. | David Michelson, Re:Build Manufacturing
David Michelson, former Army Ranger and DIU autonomy lead now steering drone scale-up at Re:Build Manufacturing. He talks manufacturing realities, why autonomy is a spectrum, and the importance of design-for-manufacturability early. He questions swarm hype, shares lessons from Ukraine, and explains competition-based acquisition and scaling constraints for U.S. drone production.
