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In the latest Defense and Tech by the Jerusalem Post podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Ghil Hardy, VP of Business Development at Cando and the ROM360 initiative.
Cando, whose tagline is "You dream it, we drone it," delivers a 360-degree turnkey solution combining products, services, and AI analytics, built by founders who include former IDF leaders who helped establish Israel's UAV units.
The highlight of this episode is the discussion on how drones can impact the future of health. Hardy mentioned that Cando is conducting tests in order to make future organ transportations via drone a reality.
Hardy shares a striking example of how drones moved from "critical" to "existential": when a ballistic missile knocked out cameras, generators, and communications at a major piece of northern Israeli infrastructure, Cando's team rigged Starlink from a reinforced shelter and streamed live drone footage to the chairman of the board stranded in Rome and to the Ministry of Defense.
Things get provocative when Ahronheim presses Hardy on autonomous airspace. He pushes back on the idea that a human must always be "in the loop," and his answer for which city in the world is ready today for full drone delivery and air taxis might surprise you.