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How The Iran War is Changing Defense Tech Investing | Patrick Blumenthal
Patrick Blumenthal (Investor at Anomaly Fund) returns to break down how venture capital actually works in defense, what makes founders worth backing, and how geopolitical realities shape investment decisions. Subscribe to our newsletter: ht
How Defense Tech Investors Evaluate Startups | Jocelyn Kinsey (DFJ Growth)
Jocelyn Kinsey, Partner at DFJ Growth, joins us for a deep dive into defense tech investing, startup strategy, and the realities of building in the national security ecosystem. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://thedroneultimatum.substack
Former Army Ranger on Drone Warfare, Ukraine, and The Future of War | James Lechner
Sign up for our newsletter (https://thedroneultimatum.substack.com/) Jim's book, With My Shield (https://a.co/d/0afcZ39w) Former U.S. Army Ranger James Lechner joins the podcast to discuss modern warfare, drone combat, and the lessons the W
Building Nuclear Reactors for the New Industrial Era | Isaiah Taylor, Valar Atomics
Sign up for our newsletter (https://thedroneultimatum.substack.com/) Isaiah Taylor, founder and CEO of Valar Atomics, joins the show to discuss why energy is becoming a national security issue. Valar is building small modular nuclear reacto
The Future of Space Security and Homeland Defense | Clayton Swope
Sign up for our newsletter (https://thedroneultimatum.substack.com/) Clayton Swope, Deputy Director of the Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow in the Defense and Security Department, joins us to break down the real state of U.S. sp
Autonomous Cargo for the Navy: Shipboard VTOL Logistics at Scale | Charles Acknin & Isaac Roberts
Today we’re joined by Charles Acknin and Isaac Roberts from Skyways, the Austin-based aerospace company building long-range autonomous cargo aircraft for real logistics missions. We dig into why Skyways went defense-first, how they turned e
Reinventing Missile Production with Liquid Propulsion | Chandler Luzsicza, Galadyne
Chandler Luzsicza, Founder and CEO of Galadyne, joins us to break down why he’s betting on liquid propulsion to reinvent long-range missile production. A former SpaceX engineer who started working on liquid rockets as a teenager, Chandler i
Air Defense, Counter-UAS, and Re-Industrializing the US Defense Base | Heather Armentrout, Kongsberg US
Heather Armentrout, President and General Manager of Kongsberg US, joins the show for a candid look at how a European defense leader is scaling real production inside the United States. We cover NASAMS, CROWS, and how lessons from Ukraine a
Inside The Russia-Ukraine War: Capital, Tech, and Geopolitics | Perry Boyle and Denys Gurak
The war in Ukraine, defense tech, procurement, and private capital are colliding in real time, and most people in the West are missing what matters. Mentions: Disinformation by Ion Mihai Pacepa (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dis
Shipbuilding, USVs, and the Economics of Naval Autonomy | Austin Gray
Austin Gray, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Blue Water Autonomy, returns to the show to break down what it actually takes to build large unmanned ships that can operate for months without touch maintenance. We get into why Navy sh
Building American Drones in the New Age of Drone Warfare | Olaf Hichwa
Olaf Hichwa joins the podcast to break down the reality of modern drone warfare, FPVs, and why small drones now drive the majority of battlefield casualties. Drawing on direct exposure to Ukraine and deep experience building real systems, O
Modern War’s Cost Problem and America’s Response | Rep. Pat Harrigan (NC-10)
Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10), former Army Special Forces officer and defense manufacturer, joins the show to talk about why he ran for office after the fall of Afghanistan and what that moment signaled to adversaries. We dig into the ec
Labs vs Startups, GR vs PEO, and Selling Into DoD Without Losing Your Mind | Scott Sanders
Scott Sanders is the Chief Growth Officer at Forterra. Scott joins us to talk about counter-UAS, unmanned systems, and why scaling hardware is fundamentally different from software. We cover USVs and UGVs, recent fundraising across the defe
Understanding Modern China, From AI to Taiwan | Shannon Vaughn
Shannon Vaughn breaks down how modern China actually works, why the CCP’s primary objective is regime survival, and how that shapes everything from AI policy to military strategy. Order Jeffrey Ding's book, Technology and the Rise of Great
Scaling Edge AI and Robotics in the Real World | Hunter Dunbar (Audio Only)
Defense tech, robotics, and edge AI are moving fast, but scaling them in the real world is hard. Hunter Dunbar, Chief Product Officer at Luxonis, joins the show to break down embedded computer vision, AI hardware, and perception systems use
Building Low-Cost Deep Strike Weapons for Modern War | Mike Weigand
Mike Weigand, Founder and CEO of Aventra Defense Systems, joins the show to unpack a radically different approach to long-range strike and mass precision. Aventra Defense Systems (https://www.aventra.io/) Mike Weigand on LinkedIn (https://w
The Rare Earths Problem: Inside America’s Supply Chain Fight | Drew Horn
Drew Horne, founder and CEO of GreenMet, joins the show to break down the rare earth crisis and what the United States needs to do to remain competitive. He previously led critical minerals policy work inside the White House, DoD, and DOE,
Defense Production, China, and American Power | Morgan Murphy
Morgan Murphy joins the show to talk national security, defense manufacturing, and why he’s running for U.S. Senate in Alabama. Murphy is a 26-year Navy Reserve captain, former Pentagon press secretary, and national security advisor who has
Why True Drone Swarms Don't Exist Yet | Emma Bates
Emma Bates, co-founder and CEO of Cachai, joins the show to break down what true drone swarming actually means and why almost no one has achieved it. Drawing from her background in defense modernization and distributed systems, Emma explain
How to Redefine Battlefield Logistics with 3D Printing | Dan Magy
Dan Magy, co-founder and CEO of Firestorm, returns to the show for a live episode recorded at Battlefield 2027. Firestorm is building deployable, modular 3D printing systems that can manufacture drones, parts, and tools directly at the edge
Jet Engines & Reinventing Oil Systems for Next-Gen Weaponry | Rob Sladen
Rob Sladen is the Chairman and CEO of Zulu Pods, a company pioneering next-generation lubrication and fluid delivery systems for aerospace and defense. Before founding Zulu Pods, Sladen spent 13 years at Pratt & Whitney designing jet engine
The GovCon Game: Relationships and Red Tape | John Ferry
John Ferry returns to the show for one of the most blunt conversations yet about the defense startup ecosystem. From the realities of selling to government and surviving the “valley of death” to the cultural dysfunction inside acquisition,
Inside AV Inc: Drones, Directed Energy, and Defense Innovation | Church Hutton
Church Hutton, Chief Growth Officer at AV Inc. (formerly AeroVironment), joins the show for a deep dive into the future of autonomous systems, directed energy, and defense innovation. A retired Army officer and longtime Hill staffer, Church
Autonomous Fighter Drones and the Next Era of Air Superiority | Jeff Wright, SplashOne Robotics
Jeff Wright, founder and CEO of SplashOne Robotics, joins the show to discuss how his company is developing small, purpose-built fighter drones to redefine air superiority. A former Marine and Air Force Special Tactics Officer, Wright bring
Solid Rocket Motors and America’s Hypersonic “Sputnik Moment” | Max Vozoff
Max Vozoff, Chief Technology Officer at X-Bow Systems, joins the show to discuss the urgent challenges and opportunities in America’s solid rocket motor industry. With decades of experience, including early work at SpaceX, Vozoff explains w
FAA, DJI, and the Next Era of U.S. Drone Innovation | Todd Graetz, CEO, Aerolane
Todd Graetz, co-founder and CEO of Aerolane, joins the show to share how his aviation startup is reimagining air cargo with autonomous glider-based aircraft. From his early work launching one of the first large-scale drone programs at BNSF
Advanced Radar Detection, Modular Sensing, and Dual-Use Innovation | Jon Dandrow, CEO, Radenso
Jon Dandrow, CEO of Radenso and Strikeman, joins the show to talk about building advanced radar detection systems, modular sensing hardware, and consumer-to-defense innovation. From hacking traffic cameras in his college years to leading du
Modular Jamming, AI Detection, and the Rise of DroneShield | Matt McCrann
Matt McCrann, U.S. Navy veteran and CEO of DroneShield US, joins the show to talk about the evolving fight against drone threats. From handheld jammers like the DroneGun MkIV to advanced sensor fusion and AI-powered RF detection, DroneShiel
From Industrial Robots to Defense Infrastructure | Troy Demmer, Gecko Robotics
Troy Demmer is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Gecko Robotics, the industrial tech company behind wall-climbing inspection robots and the full-stack software platform reshaping how we manage critical infrastructure. In this epis
The Reality of Selling to the Pentagon | Mike Canty
Mike Canty, co-founder and CEO of Armaments Research Company, joins the show to discuss the future of defense tech and the realities of building hardware startups for the Pentagon. A former Army major, Mike now leads ARC in developing AI-en
