Areas to drive value in DoD
See - position a sensor of a certain type in three dimensional space for a given amount of time Talk - transfer data to other systems Move/Power - change the position of matter a certain way Shoot - deliver energy to a target
Means of assessing cost in DoD
Monetary Cost - $ for dollar, are we winning Manufacturability - how long do these take to make, and how many can we make Human impact - what is the human burden of these systems, either loss of life, or significant manpower requirements Logistics burden - what does it take to sustain and deploy something Employment risk - excitation, collateral, friendly fire
Relevant system characteristics
Mach assessment guidelines
Does it drive customer value on a specific and relevant mission set Does a revenue stream exist for fulfilling this mission set Are other people looking to fill this same mission set What is the extent of the development burdens Do these burdens track towards our longterm tech stack
Mach long term core competencies
Elite flexible manufacture Large composites aircraft dominance Rapid and effective embedded software and analysis execution Rapid, minimalist mechanical design team
Pre Series-C areas to excel
UAS hardware rapid design and capex efficient manufacture Rapid push to functional prototype on big product bets Laying systems/personel/culture for long term competencies
Big Long Term Product Bets (10yr)
Combustion VTOL manned aircraft Mass manufacturable unmanned systems 
