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The company is run by CEO Kusti Salm, a former Estonia Ministry of Defence official, while former Diehl Defence executive Andreas Bappert is in charge of technology and engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe drone threat has changed the character of warfare, and every layer of defense now needs to be designed for mass and speed from the outset,\u201d Salm said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/frankenburg.tech\/babcock-and-frankenburg-technologies-sign-mou\/\" rel=\"\">statement<\/a>. 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