Dutch military backs Intelic’s drone software with tens of millions of euros
THE SO WHAT
The Dutch military putting tens of millions into Intelic’s cross-manufacturer drone command software is a bet that interoperability — not airframes — is the leverage point. If you build in defense or industrial autonomy, assume the real platform war is at the orchestration layer.
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