Best way to research customer priorities for drone defence systems?

Interviews are really your best bet here — procurement teams in defence are notoriously hard to survey (low response rates, lots of NDAs). Aim for 15-20 depth interviews with a mix of end users and decision-makers, and use a framework like JTBD to tease out the real priorities versus what they say publicly. If you can get to trade events like DSEI, hallway conversations often beat anything formal.