Manifest Space: Drones in Space’s Next “Golden Age” with Redwire CEO Peter Cannito 1/23/25

Redwire's CEO, Pete Cannito, discusses the company's expansion into defense tech with the acquisition of aerial drone maker Edge Autonomy, aiming to create a multi-domain company integrating space and airborne platforms. This acquisition supports the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy, enhancing national security through technological integration across air, sea, and ground. Cannito highlights Redwire's existing work in national security space programs and the strategic advantage of combining space-based assets with Edge Autonomy's extended-range Group 2 UAS, potentially competing with more expensive UAS technologies. He also touches on Redwire's broader portfolio, emphasizing their four growth principles: protecting the core, scaling production, moving up the value chain, and venture optionality, including biotech and in-space manufacturing.