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24
October 2025
Vector Lands Major SOCOM Contract, Accelerates Military Drone Innovation
Vector (Draper, UT), led by former Army aviator Andy Yakulis, secures a multi-million SOCOM contract, providing attritable drones via a subscription “Modern Warfare as a Service” model, with fiber-optic FPV integration, tactical training, and battlefield innovation showcased at the 47G Summit.
24
October 2025
Vector Lands Major SOCOM Contract, Accelerates Military Drone Innovation
Vector (Draper, UT), led by former Army aviator Andy Yakulis, secures a multi-million SOCOM contract, providing attritable drones via a subscription “Modern Warfare as a Service” model, with fiber-optic FPV integration, tactical training, and battlefield innovation showcased at the 47G Summit.
19
August 2025
‘Warfare as a service’ is the new frontier in defense technology
The American military is “incredibly powerful,” said Andy Yakulis, CEO and co-founder of Vector Defense Inc., but is it the strongest in the world? “When it comes to unmanned systems, it is very hard to compete with Ukraine,” he told the Deseret News. “They’re incredibly smart at incorporating technology in a war-fighting tactical capacity,” and they also have an edge when they’re “forced to do that because their existence is at stake.”
19
August 2025
‘Warfare as a service’ is the new frontier in defense technology
The American military is “incredibly powerful,” said Andy Yakulis, CEO and co-founder of Vector Defense Inc., but is it the strongest in the world? “When it comes to unmanned systems, it is very hard to compete with Ukraine,” he told the Deseret News. “They’re incredibly smart at incorporating technology in a war-fighting tactical capacity,” and they also have an edge when they’re “forced to do that because their existence is at stake.”