Topic · Field notes
Manufacturing & Supply.
Non-adversarial supply chain. NDAA Section 848 compatibility. European production. Notes from the Jasionka $7.5M production line and the engineering of sovereign drone manufacturing.
5 posts
- 013 MIN·UPDATED · JUN 2026
The European Drone Supply Chain in 2026: Sovereign Sourcing, Subsystem by Subsystem
EDIS, the SAFE 35% non-EU component cap, and NDAA Section 848 are rewriting drone procurement around supply-chain provenance. A subsystem-by-subsystem map of where sovereignty matters most — and what counts as a non-adversarial source.
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029 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026From Design to Production: The Jasionka Factory Walkthrough
Inside Dronehub's $7.5M Polish production line — what gets built, how the cluster supply chain feeds it, and what the certification posture actually looks like.
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038 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Aviation Valley: Poland's Aerospace Cluster for US Buyers
The densest aerospace and defense cluster in NATO Europe outside the major prime hubs. Why US federal-civil and defense buyers should care in 2026.
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048 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026Why EU Drone Manufacturing Matters More Than Ever in 2026
Post-EDIS, post-2022, post-China-Taiwan posture — EU drone manufacturing matters more than ever in 2026. The supply-chain, capital, and regulatory math.
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058 MIN·UPDATED · MAY 2026NDAA Section 848 Compatible Drones: A Buyer's Guide
What Section 848 requires, which components are covered, and how procurement panels verify supply chain. A 2026 guide for US federal buyers.
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