Introduction The most consequential defense innovation of this decade is not a new drone or a smarter warhead; it is a shipping container that prints combat-ready unmanned aerial systems at the forward edge. Firestorm Labs calls it xCell, a fully containerized, off-grid factory that can produce up to fifty Group 2 airframes per month with only one or two operators. Capable of being transported by truck, ship, or heavy-lift helicopter, xCell turns any remote operating location