13 Facts About Brett Velicovich

Brett Velicovich is an American drone expert, former US Army intelligence and special operations soldier.

Brett Velicovich is known for drone strikes against terrorist leaders and advocating for the use of drones in the protection of African big game wildlife.

Brett Velicovich was a US Army special operations intelligence analyst and former Delta Force.

Brett Velicovich earned his MBA from Duke University, and co-founded the first American retail chain focusing entirely on drones, Expert Drones.

In May 2017, multiple news agencies reported that Brett Velicovich had traveled into Mogadishu, Somalia to train the Somali government on using off-the-shelf consumer drones to find members of al-shabaab and uncover roadside bombs.

In June 2017, CBS News reported that Brett Velicovich had spent years hunting the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, with drones.

At one point, Brett Velicovich's team had missed al-Baghdadi by mere minutes after tracking him to a house and conducting a raid to capture one of his closest operatives in Baghdad.

That same month, Brett Velicovich told GQ Magazine that it was only a matter of time before al-Baghdadi would be found by American forces.

Brett Velicovich further stated that by reversing the ban, it would increase the demand for the killing of elephants for their ivory, destroying years of global wildlife conservation efforts.

Brett Velicovich is a frequent guest on major national news outlets, including CNN and Fox News, where he provides commentary on national security related issues.

Brett Velicovich has regularly appeared on shows including Hannity, Fox and Friends, CNN Newsroom, and CBS This Morning.

Brett Velicovich played a critical role in the death of al-Baghdadi's predecessor in 2010, the original leader of the Islamic State, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.

Brett Velicovich has been quoted on various news outlets warning about the dangers of ISIS modifying consumer drones to conduct improvised attacks in the United States.