WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:01.842 So the the whole transforming of 00:01.842 --> 00:05.039 contact . Uh , concept what we took 00:05.039 --> 00:08.630 that as is we took the mindset of 00:08.630 --> 00:10.729 transforming contact . The it's that 00:10.729 --> 00:13.229 adaptation mentality . It's the 00:13.239 --> 00:15.128 understanding how fast things are 00:15.128 --> 00:17.239 moving right now . So having a system 00:17.239 --> 00:19.295 that is completely designed from the 00:19.295 --> 00:21.461 ground up by soldiers based on mission 00:21.461 --> 00:23.461 needs is transforming contact , and 00:23.461 --> 00:25.239 that's really the , I think the 00:25.239 --> 00:27.406 foundation of this whole purpose built 00:27.406 --> 00:29.572 irritable system program what whatever 00:29.572 --> 00:31.795 the time is , we're building them to be 00:31.795 --> 00:33.850 perfect for that exact mission set . 00:33.850 --> 00:36.072 And if next week or two months from now 00:36.072 --> 00:38.295 it changes , then the way we build them 00:38.295 --> 00:40.628 will change . Captain Ronan Sefton , um , 00:40.628 --> 00:42.628 the S2 for 1st squadron 2nd cavalry 00:42.628 --> 00:44.517 Regiment . So the TCR SUS program 00:44.517 --> 00:46.739 started a couple of months ago with the 00:46.739 --> 00:48.906 idea to instead of procuring exquisite 00:48.906 --> 00:51.017 systems that we would build our own . 00:51.017 --> 00:53.183 There's 3 main line of efforts in that 00:53.183 --> 00:55.406 2CR SCUS program . The first one is the 00:55.406 --> 00:55.360 Short range reconnaissance master 00:55.360 --> 00:57.471 trainer rebluing . The second line of 00:57.471 --> 00:59.416 effort is the first person view or 00:59.416 --> 01:01.471 purpose built attriable system pilot 01:01.471 --> 01:03.471 course , and then the third line of 01:03.471 --> 01:05.416 effort is the build where we teach 01:05.416 --> 01:07.416 individuals to build drones . So we 01:07.416 --> 01:09.638 conduct a 3 day course where we qualify 01:09.638 --> 01:11.804 a master builders on the components of 01:11.804 --> 01:11.000 a drone and how to actually assemble 01:11.000 --> 01:13.540 one . The whole concept is . We're 01:13.540 --> 01:15.790 designing them and constantly adapting 01:15.790 --> 01:17.901 them , and there isn't this long like 01:18.059 --> 01:21.379 uh research or sort of testing timeline 01:21.379 --> 01:23.379 that has to occur to to give you an 01:23.379 --> 01:25.435 idea , the first 3D printed drone we 01:25.435 --> 01:27.435 made was in the end of February and 01:27.435 --> 01:29.435 it's now mid April , and we have 30 01:29.435 --> 01:31.490 systems completely built all purpose 01:31.490 --> 01:33.546 built for different purposes . We're 01:33.546 --> 01:35.657 taking lessons learned from Ukraine . 01:35.657 --> 01:37.712 So if you have a situation where the 01:37.712 --> 01:39.935 battlefield demands a different purpose 01:39.935 --> 01:39.660 with these purpose built systems , the 01:39.660 --> 01:41.827 idea of building the . Ourselves is if 01:41.827 --> 01:43.938 you want different capability you can 01:43.938 --> 01:46.271 just outfit it with different equipment . 01:46.271 --> 01:48.327 I think we're learning that with how 01:48.327 --> 01:50.549 fast things are moving in the war right 01:50.549 --> 01:50.415 now in Ukraine and Russia , we can't 01:50.834 --> 01:52.778 become comfortable with the system 01:52.778 --> 01:54.890 doing everything for us we have to be 01:54.890 --> 01:56.834 able to have the human elements to 01:56.834 --> 01:56.635 adapt , right , because that's what I 01:56.635 --> 01:58.691 think humans are good at is adapting 01:58.691 --> 02:00.579 under environmental stress so the 02:00.579 --> 02:02.579 system is defined exactly by how we 02:02.579 --> 02:04.691 want it to be . It's not defining how 02:04.691 --> 02:06.913 we need to fly it and that's the beauty 02:06.913 --> 02:09.079 of these two is yes it's harder to fly 02:09.079 --> 02:10.913 these these drones , but they do 02:10.913 --> 02:13.246 exactly what the soldier tells it to do . 02:13.246 --> 02:15.468 So if you train the pilot well then the 02:15.468 --> 02:17.579 drone will be capable rather than you 02:17.579 --> 02:19.691 need to find the most capable drone . 02:19.691 --> 02:21.802 We have a lot of extremely passionate 02:21.802 --> 02:23.635 people about this topic and it's 02:23.635 --> 02:25.635 nobody's job on paper . There is no 02:25.635 --> 02:27.746 drone builder MOS , but we have a lot 02:27.746 --> 02:29.857 of people who , particularly in 2CR , 02:29.857 --> 02:31.802 you know , who just are passionate 02:31.802 --> 02:33.968 about this stuff , and it's , it's all 02:33.968 --> 02:36.191 done by 2 CR soldiers is is kind of the 02:36.191 --> 02:38.413 big thing that I want to stress . These 02:38.413 --> 02:40.635 incredibly complicated engineering type 02:40.635 --> 02:40.524 activities with these drones are done 02:40.524 --> 02:42.746 by 2 CR soldiers , uh , exclusively the 02:42.746 --> 02:44.913 design , the printing , the building , 02:45.044 --> 02:47.479 and the testing . Uh , we , we don't 02:47.479 --> 02:49.535 have any civilians assisting us . We 02:49.535 --> 02:51.479 just have some smart green suitors 02:51.479 --> 02:53.535 who've come in who've had particular 02:53.535 --> 02:55.646 skill sets , and that's kind of where 02:55.646 --> 02:55.240 TCR is shining . I think we just have 02:55.240 --> 02:57.240 these people who are , who are just 02:57.240 --> 02:59.407 passionate about this , and that's the 02:59.407 --> 02:58.479 biggest thing .