We report on the use of a kW USP (ultrashort pulse) laser system for high throughput industrial drilling, applied to the production of large micro-perforated panels, used for a new airplane drag reduction technique. In order to limit the heat accumulation due to the high power and maximize productivity, we parallelize the process: the beam is first s plit i nto s ub-beams s ent t o d ifferent pr ocessing un its, an d th en fu rther sp lit into multi-beams focused on the workpiece. Handling a kW USP laser beam makes it necessary to consider thermal regulation and potential damages. We discuss several design challenges, present results of a drilling study that illustrates how beam management strategies impact drilling quality and yields, and finally p resent t he t echnical solutions implemented within a functional industrial prototype using a kW femtosecond laser.