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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The option became exercisable as to 89,351.6 ordinary shares on each of November 5 of 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, and becomes exercisable as to an additional 89,351.6 ordinary shares on each of November 5, 2018 and 2019, respectively, subject to Mr. White's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) with respect to 250,000 ordinary shares are subject to time-based vesting and shall all vest upon the earliest to occur of (i) November 5, 2019, (ii) a change in control of the Registrant or (iii) a liquidity event, subject to Mr. White's continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The RSUs with respect to 114,000 ordinary shares are subject to time-based vesting, vesting in equal portions on each of  November 5, 2018 and 2019, subject to Mr. White's continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The RSUs settle shortly following vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">A pro rata portion of the RSUs with respect to 2,233,791.5 ordinary shares will be eligible to vest each time TPG Asia VI SF Pte. Ltd, PAGAC Drone Holding I LP and 2339532 Ontario Ltd and/or their respective affiliates sell ordinary shares, based on the percentage of the ordinary shares being sold and multiplied by: (i) 25% if the multiple of money on the ordinary shares being sold is at least 1.5, (ii) 50% if the multiple of money on the ordinary shares being sold is at least 2.0, (iii) 75% if the multiple of money on the ordinary shares being sold is at least 2.5 and (iv) 100% if the multiple of money on the ordinary shares being sold is at least 3.0, subject to Mr. White's continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The RSUs settle shortly following vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The RSUs vest in substantially equal installments of 20% on each of March 16, 2019 and 2020, subject to Mr. White's continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The RSUs settle shortly following vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The RSUs with respect to 220,588.2 ordinary shares vest in substantially equal installments of 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of March 15, 2018, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The RSUs with respect to 73,529.4 ordinary shares vest only upon the occurrence of a liquidity event in which TPG Asia VI SF Pte. Ltd, PAGAC Drone Holding I LP and 2339532 Ontario Ltd and/or their respective affiliates achieve a multiple of money of at least 2.0, subject to Mr. White's continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The RSUs settle shortly following vesting.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Brett White</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-08-01</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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