“It’s Ukrainian housewives,” he said. “They have 3-D printers in the kitchen, and they produce parts for drones. This is not innovation.”

Let’s check Merriam-Webster…

innovation noun in·no·va·tion ˌi-nə-ˈvā-shən 1: a new idea, method, or device : novelty

It appears all you need to be CEO of Rheinmetall AG is a diploma from the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good.

Cheap drones not being a technological innovation is true. They aren’t new, use entirely civilian/hobbyist a bit modified hardware and software. Innovation lies in application and it changed current generation of warfare like artillery changed it during napoleonic wars, no? Like you almost can’t wage an aggressive war and not suffering insane loses with old methods of armor+arty+infantry without overwhelming air superiority (with it you are still limited).

This is going to go down in history as one of the dumbest things a CEO has said in an interview.