Building The Future of Autonomous Ground Warfare | Nic Adams, Overland AI

Nic Adams is the Director of Government Relations at Overland AI.

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This week on The Drone Ultimatum, Nic Adams, Director of Government Relations at Overland AI, joins us to discuss what it actually takes for a defense startup to move from promising technology to real military programs.

We cover:
• How defense appropriations become actual contracts
• The realities of Pentagon procurement and production
• Autonomous ground vehicles and the future of land warfare
• Why robots will increasingly take on dangerous missions
• Lessons from Ukraine and the changing battlefield
• Building defense companies that can scale

Nic also shares his perspective on Congress, budgeting, acquisition timelines, and what founders often misunderstand about selling into the Department of Defense.