Doricko: Rainmaker's Elijah is NATO's only severe icing-capable drone
Augustus Doricko · Rainmaker’s Secret AI Plan for Superintelligent Weather | Cloud Seeding · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Aug 15, 2025 · at 11:49
Augustus Doricko, CEO of cloud-seeding startup Rainmaker, describes their proprietary UAV hardware capabilities compared to international systems.
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“The Elijah is the only drone in all of NATO that can fly in severe icing conditions.”
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