Haddy’s Continued Attention to 3D Printed Drone Boats Shows Why It’s Becoming a Legit Dual-Use Contender

At some point last year, I stumbled across what has been, for me, the most valuable explanation of what ‘dual-use’ means, in this War on the Rocks article from January 2025, whose argument is summed up adequately enough in the title (but I still recommend the whole article): “Dual-Use Is a Strategy, Not a Category (Nor a Trap).” A company isn’t being terribly informative when it says its products can be used in both defense and civilian markets. But a company demonstrating that its overall business model applies to both defense and civilian markets provides observers with very clear criteria for gauging its success.

Haddy, based in Florida and serving Disney and defense contractors alike, has emerged as an unexpectedly genuine contender amongst all the many companies out there claiming th