Powerus President and co-founder Brett Velicovich discusses the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and the need for U.S. drone production on ‘Varney & Co.’
00:00 Security risks of the US leaving Iraq
01:03 China’s dominance in the global drone market
01:28 Why the US needs to produce drones like ammunition
02:49 Testing US drone technology in combat zones
03:25 How drones and AI are flipping the defense industry
04:26 Powerus goes public
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