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The Estonian-Ukrainian defense company DoD Solution has reached production of 300–600 autonomy modules for drones per month. To scale up to 10,000 modules, it needs to secure a stock of components and funds for their advance procurement.
This was told to AIN by the company's CEO, Roman Hapachylo.
The nearest possible step is a thousand modules per month. The company is currently working on contracts that could potentially allow it to reach such a volume.
According to Hapachylo, the company does not have its own computer manufacturing plant — they are produced by partner enterprises. If one site is overloaded, another can be engaged.
He names the availability of components, in particular memory, and fluctuations in their cost as the main limitation.
"We need working capital to purchase components in advance in a certain quantity. Then, when you have won a contract in Ukraine or abroad, you can fulfill it," Hapachylo explained.
The company raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed round. According to the CEO, 70% of the funds are allocated to research and development, and 30% to production.
The task of this stage is to turn prototypes proven on the battlefield into products that can be ordered by the thousands.