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  1. E38 – Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar: REAL defense innovation

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) That's where we drop weekly knowledge bombs to help you make sense of defense! Mike and Jake host Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar to talk about software-defined warfare, defense modernization,

  2. E37 – High Power Microwave Weapons

    Don’t miss our ⁠newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike hosts Andy Lowery to dig deep into directed energy weapons—specifically high-power microwave (HPM) systems. Andy is the CEO of Epirus, a venture-backed defense tech startup inverti

  3. E36 – Revolutionizing Ukraine's Defense Tech Industry

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike hosts Perry Boyle to dive into Ukraine’s rapidly developing defense industry. Perry co-founded MITS Capital (Military Innovation Technology Solutions), a US venture that just establ

  4. E35 – US Merchant Marine

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike and Jake host Captain John Konrad to talk all things Merchant Marine. We talked about the Merchant Marine Academy, being a merchant mariner, and how they fit into national security.

  5. E34 – Drones in Ukraine

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike hosts Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn to discuss her new report: Evolution Not Revolution, Drone Warfare in Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine Stacie is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Defe

  6. E33 – Keeping up Foreign Relations

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Former Australian diplomat John Fowler joins Mike Benitez to discuss what’s happening around the world through the lens of international relations. John is a repeat guest—check out episo

  7. E32 – Lowdown 3.26.24

    Our lowdown of the week's military tech happenings. We release these in between our more in-depth discussions to keep our audience up to speed. Don’t miss our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.themerge.co/) Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠

  8. E31 – The plan to fix the US military's industrial base

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike and Jake host Dr. Christine (Chris) Michienzi, supply chain expert and former senior Pentagon executive, on the US government’s recently released National Defense Industrial Strateg

  9. E30 – Lowdown 2.20.24

    Our lowdown of the week's military tech happenings. Don’t miss our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.themerge.co/) Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/the_merge)! mandatoryfunday IG post (https://www.instagram.com/re

  10. E29 – Inside Look on Selling Tech to the Pentagon

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike and Jake host John Ferry to discuss the ins & outs and the highs & lows of trying to sell tech to the Pentagon, and the US government—how it really works. Warning: We had a ton of f

  11. E28 – Lowdown 2.8.24

    Our lowdown of the week's military tech happenings. Don’t miss our ⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.themerge.co/) Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/the_merge)! ---- Follow us on... • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.i

  12. E27 – Lowdown 1.30.24

    Our lowdown of the week's military tech happenings. Don’t miss our ⁠⁠⁠newsletter!⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.themerge.co/) Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/the_merge)! ---- Follow us on... • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagr

  13. E26 – Lowdown 1.23.24

    Our lowdown of the week's military tech happenings. Don’t miss our ⁠⁠newsletter!⁠⁠ (https://www.themerge.co/) Support us on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/the_merge)! ---- Follow us on... • ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com

  14. E25 – Ground-Launched AIM-120s!

    In the latest episode of The Merge Podcast, Mike sat down with Joe DeAntona, Raytheon vice president, Requirements & Capabilities, Land & Air Defense Systems, to discuss the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) a product

  15. E24 – Lowdown 1.16.24

    Our lowdown of the week's military tech happenings. Don’t miss our ⁠newsletter!⁠ (https://www.themerge.co/) Support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/the_merge)! ---- Follow us on... • ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/merge

  16. E23 – Lowdown 1.9.24

    Our lowdown of the week's military tech happenings. Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/the_merge)! ---- Follow us on... • ⁠Instagram⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/merge_newsl

  17. E22 – The legend that reshaped the 1990s military tech industry

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike and Jake host defense industry legend Norm Augustine in a rare interview! He started as an aeronautical engineer in the 1950s and rose to become the first CEO of Lockheed Martin, be

  18. E21 – Leading the Blue Angels & Thunderbirds (replay)

    Sign up for our ⁠⁠amazing newsletter⁠⁠ (https://www.themerge.co/)! As the year comes to a close, enjoy (or re-enjoy) one of our favorite episodes of 2023. Mike "Pako" Benitez joins forces with John “Rain” Waters to co-host a first-of-its-ki

  19. E20 – Canada’s Air Force Crisis

    Don’t miss our newsletter! (https://www.themerge.co/) Mike hosts Billy Flynn to discuss everything you need to hear about the Royal Canadian Air Force. All is not right in Canada; their Air Force has atrophied in several key areas. What hap

  20. E19 – Seagliders: The Next Innovation in Mobility

    Don’t miss our newsletter! Mike and Jake host REGENT Co-founder & CEO Billy Thalheimer to discuss Wing-In-Ground-effect (WIG) vehicles. Why do they refer to them as seagliders? What is the science and technology that makes them work? Why is

  21. E18 – NEWS: Israel, Congress, $1B defense tech bet, & more

    Sign up for our newsletter! Mike, Jake, and Tim reunite to discuss the latest defense-related news and happenings: Israel at war, Congress elects a Speaker, growing support for the $1B tech hedge against China, and how innovation really wor

  22. E17 – HTX Labs

    Mike Benitez hosts Scott Schneider, CEO of HTX Labs, to discuss the future of learning. Hear about how a small startup pivoted into working with the Air Force and how they’ve used immersive learning in XR to change the way the Air Force tra

  23. E16 – Foreign Relations & China

    Former Australian diplomat John Fowler joins Mike Benitez to unpack international relations. What is it? Why does it matter? Why is China being so ambitious? What are they doing in South America? How’s a Taiwan invasion looking? All that an

  24. E15 – Space Drugs & Hypersonics

    Mike and Jake host Varda Delian Asparouhov, Founders Fund partner and co-founder of Varda Space Industries, to talk about venture capital investing, Varda’s efforts to make drugs in space, and why the Air Force is interested in using their

  25. E14 – F-35 Fighter Jet Engine War

    Mike brings Matt back on the show to help unpack the raging debate about which engine should power the F-35 fighter jet into the future. This episode covers all the details about the technology at the center of the debate, as well as the po

  26. E13 – The Defense Budget: too much or too little?

    Mike, Jake, and Tim break down how the US military spends $850+ BILLION PER YEAR. Where does it all go? Who gets what? What are the trends to track? Is it too much money…or not enough? Tune in to find out. We'll make you smart on the defens

  27. E12 – How the Military Predicts the Future

    Mike hosts Air Force Colonel Don “Stryker” Haley to talk about how the US military predicts the future. Learn about how future concepts are created and war-gamed, and how that determines which technology should be prioritized for developmen

  28. E11 – Lockheed Martin Ventures

    Mike and Jake chat with Chris Moran, VP and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Ventures, for an inside look into why the world’s largest defense company invests hundreds of millions of dollars into tech startup companies. ---- Links * Sign

  29. E10 – Unmanned Fighter Drones

    Mike and Tim chat with Andrew “Scar” Van Timmeren from Blue Force Technologies to hear about their experience in the defense tech sector and how they are trying to punch above their weight class—by building an unmanned fighter jet drone. --

  30. E9 – Tech Happenings

    Mike, Jake, and Tim reunite to catch up on three tech topics: the SVB bank run, national security concerns with TikTok, and the latest with generative AI. ---- Links * Sign up for our amazing newsletter https://www.themerge.co/ * Support us

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