Written Statement for the Record — 250 Years of Main Street: Retail to Research, June 17, 2026, Submitted by: PerceptView (Boise, Idaho)

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A written statement for the record submitted by PerceptView of Boise, Idaho to the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship for its June 17, 2026 hearing titled 250 Years of Main Street: Retail to Research, addressed to Chair Ernst and Ranking Member Markey. The statement describes the company as a small business developing electro-optical/infrared surveillance tracking and counter-small unmanned aircraft systems technologies. It discusses manufacturing and production space tax incentives, citing the company's redevelopment of a facility with roughly 8,000 square feet of qualifying space, and urges investment in small business R&D and deployable defense capabilities. It also addresses counter-UAS protection of critical infrastructure under the Safe Skies Act of 2026 and invites committee members to visit the company's facilities.

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             WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD
        United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
                 Hearing — "250 Years of Main Street: Retail to Research"
                                            June 17, 2026
                           Submitted by: PerceptView (Boise, Idaho)



Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and distinguished members of the Committee:

Thank you for the opportunity to submit this written statement for the record in connection with the
Committee’s hearing titled “250 Years of Main Street: Retail to Research”. As America reflects on
two and a half centuries of innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic opportunity, small businesses
remain the foundational bedrock of our country's strength and global leadership.
Headquartered in Boise (Idaho), PerceptView represents the modern face of Main Street
manufacturing: highly technical, agile, deeply committed to national security, and entirely dedicated
to maintaining a robust domestic supply chain. Our specialized small business focuses on research,
development, software, and hardware engineering for advanced, long-range electro-optical/infrared
(EO/IR) surveillance tracking and Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS)
technologies. In the spirit of America 250, our story reflects a timeless American tradition: a nimble,
innovative firm identifying critical vulnerabilities, building an expert localized team, and iterating
practical defense solutions faster and more efficiently than traditional defense contractors burdened by
legacy overhead.
For small, capital-intensive technical manufacturers to thrive over the next century, Congress must
continue to cultivate a predictable economic environment, prioritize small business agility, and
intentionally invest in domestic technological innovation. This statement highlights three critical
pillars necessary to sustain this momentum: the expansion of manufacturing space tax incentives, the
optimization of small business investments, and the deployment of advanced small business
technologies to protect U.S. critical infrastructure in direct alignment with recent congressional
mandates.

Unlocking Growth through Manufacturing and Production Space Incentives
For small businesses in the advanced hardware sector, physical infrastructure represents one of the
steepest financial hurdles to scaling operations. The specialized tax credits for manufacturing and
production space embedded within the One Big Beautiful Bill Authorization act as an essential
catalyst for domestic industrial growth. Much like past landmark reforms lowered corporate barriers
to allow family-owned firms to expand, these targeted production space incentives drastically reduce
the after-tax costs of constructing, expanding, and upgrading high-tech facilities.
PerceptView has experienced the tangible benefits of these legislative incentives firsthand. As part of
our expansion strategy, we recently purchased and began redeveloping an underutilized, former
commercial dry-cleaning facility in Boise. This facility contains approximately 11,000 square feet of
total space, of which roughly 8,000 square feet directly qualifies as manufacturing and production
space eligible for incentives established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Authorization. This facility
will house hands-on manufacturing, final assembly, multi-sensor integration, testing, and long-term
systems sustainment.
The practical, community-level effect of these provisions cannot be overstated. Renovating an older
commercial building revitalizes underutilized properties, preserves local property values, expands
regional economic activity, and brings high-paying technology jobs directly to the Main Street
communities where our employees live. By offering long-term tax certainty for production facilities,
Congress ensures that cutting-edge national security hardware is not just designed in America, but
built on American shop floors by American workers, anchoring critical supply chains firmly within
domestic borders.

Investing in the Small Business Innovation Pipeline
Recent conflicts have made clear that technological advantage now turns on speed, adaptability, and
direct feedback from the field. Ukraine’s success in resisting Russia’s aggression has demonstrated
that rapid innovation—especially in drones, sensors, electronic warfare, and counter-unmanned
aircraft systems—is no longer a secondary battlefield advantage; it is central to operational survival.
Solutions are being designed, tested, modified, and redeployed in compressed cycles measured in
days or weeks, not years. That model should inform how the United States invests in its own small
business innovation base.
American small businesses are uniquely suited for this kind of agility. Specialized firms can move
quickly from concept to prototype, work directly with operators, and adapt hardware and software as
threats evolve. The C-UAS mission is a perfect example. Ukrainian forces and innovators have shown
how quickly inexpensive aerial threats can change, and how urgently defenders must respond with
layered detection, tracking, identification, and defeat capabilities. The current Middle East conflict
environment reinforces the same lesson: C-UAS capabilities have again come to the forefront as low-
cost drones, one-way attack systems, and swarming tactics impose asymmetric pressure on military
forces, critical infrastructure, and civilian populations.

  To stay ahead of today’s rapidly evolving threats, PerceptView urges Congress to prioritize
  direct investment in small business R&D and deployable-now defense capabilities that:
  ·   Accelerate transition of small business technologies from prototype to operational
      deployment, particularly where urgent mission demand is validated by real-world conflict;
  ·   Support rapidly adaptable C-UAS capabilities, including in-motion drone detection for
      mobile forces, infrastructure protection, and event security;
  ·   Invest in affordable, fieldable defeat-enabling technologies, such as low-cost laser
      designation for C-UAS engagements, that improve the cost-exchange ratio against
      inexpensive unmanned threats.



Protecting U.S. Critical Infrastructure via Small Business C-UAS Technology
    The rapid proliferation of inexpensive, commercially available small, unmanned aircraft systems
(sUAS) has created immense economic utility, but has concurrently introduced a highly complex,
asymmetrical threat vector to the homeland. Unauthorized or malicious drone operations present
severe security, safety, and operational challenges across a diverse array of domestic targets,
including commercial airports, national laboratories, energy facilities, military installations, and
highly populated outdoor sports or entertainment venues. Because these environments vary
drastically, a rigid, one-size-fits-all defensive posture is fundamentally insufficient.
The threat landscape moves too quickly for traditional, bureaucratic acquisition timelines. Agile small
businesses are uniquely structured to meet this challenge due to their inherent innovation, flexibility,
and tight feedback loops with end users. PerceptView has answered this call by developing mission-
tested, American-made solutions, such as the EX SUADS Expeditionary Counter-UAS System and
the TSN Shield360 multi-sensor fusion platform. These advanced systems integrate active radars,
electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) tracking, and automated cueing analytics to deliver a comprehensive
common operating picture, allowing operators to seamlessly detect, track, identify, and defeat
unauthorized aerial threats in cluttered urban areas and open terrain alike.
This mission-set has taken on heightened significance following the passage of the Safe Skies Act of
2026. This critical legislation represents a groundbreaking shift in domestic airspace defense,
comprehensively expanding counter-UAS detection and mitigation authorities to state, local,
territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies, as well as federal and state correctional facilities. By
authorizing the cross-deputization of local law enforcement officers and unlocking hundreds of
millions of dollars in federal grant funding—including critical security allocations for host cities
managing massive public events—the Safe Skies Act of 2026 establishes an unprecedented,
interagency framework to intercept and neutralize illicit drone operations.
However, the execution of this expanded authority relies entirely on the availability of reliable,
secure, and rapidly adaptable tracking and interdiction hardware. To prevent the United States from
becoming purely reactive in this fast-moving domain, sustained congressional support for small
business R&D in C-sUAS technology is essential. Agile small firms, unburdened by legacy overhead,
can iterate software patches and hardware configurations at the speed of the threat. This ensures that
cross-deputized local officers, airport authorities, and correctional administrators are equipped with
the precise, legally compliant electronics suites necessary to execute their duties under the Safe Skies
Act of 2026, protecting public safety and maintaining domestic technological superiority.

Conclusion and Invitation
The narrative of the American experiment is inextricably linked to the story of its builders, makers,
and independent innovators. As we commemorate America 250, supporting the small manufacturers
on Main Street is not merely an economic priority—it is an absolute national security imperative. The
next chapter of American technological leadership will be written in communities like Boise, where
dedicated small teams turn pressing national challenges into practical, resilient capabilities.
To see these cutting-edge capabilities firsthand, PerceptView extends a warm invitation to the
members of this Committee and their staff to visit our facilities in Idaho. Boise proudly experiences a
river & trail system throughout the city, picturesque foothills, and four beautiful seasons…all
providing a spectacular, practical backdrop to witness the drive of the Pacific Northwest's growing
technology sector. More importantly, a site visit will afford the Committee a live, comprehensive
demonstration of our C-sUAS capabilities in a realistic operational environment. We would be deeply
honored to host you and demonstrate how American small businesses build the secure, domestic
systems that seamlessly fly, detect, track, identify, and safely defeat small unmanned aerial systems to
protect our nation's critical infrastructure and preserve the security of our skies.

Respectfully submitted,
PerceptView
Boise, Idaho


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