Episodes
Nov. 9, 2024
Episode 6: Matt Tavares - Founder, Protocol Media Labs
Leave a comment and review, and follow for more! Topics: (0:00) Intro (1:36) Matt's Warfighting & Intelligence Background (3:30) The Future of Artillery (8:07) Why Matt Went Into Intel (9:49) Discovering The Drone Problem (12:26) Trends & Insights on Drones (15:35) Calculations of Our Adversaries (19:20) Missteps & Brutality in Ukraine (22:30) Weakness of Current C-UAS (24:25) How The IED Problem Was Addressed (27:45) Offensive vs. Defensive Combat (29:19) Nor...
Oct. 25, 2024
Episode 5: Scott Sanders - Chief Growth Officer, Forterra
Comment, leave a review, and follow for more! Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (1:16) Pryzm, not sponsored (1:56) Scott Being Early on Drone Warfare (6:35) Drones in Urban Combat (8:19) Takeaways From Ukraine War (10:13) Military "Rustiness" & Turnover (12:18) Putin's Interview with Tucker (14:16) Acquired Podcast shout out (15:50) How Forterra’s CEO got into the business (18:07) Reality of DoD Procurement for Startups (20:50) SBIRs: Pros and Cons (23:18) Best P...
Oct. 18, 2024
Episode 4: Ryan Farris - Co-founder and COO/CFO, Visto360.ai
Follow, leave a review, and turn on notifications for new episodes weekly! Timestamps/Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Ryan's Background 2:58 Problems with the Pentagon Process 5:01 Frustration with Lack of Innovation 9:00 Vulnerabilities on the Front Line 10:57 Drones Around Langley Air Force Base 16:26 Lasers Won't Stop Drones (WSJ Article) 24:18 Fight Drones with More Drones? (Anduril Bolt video) 26:51 Switchblade 300 vs the Bolt 29:15 Outdated Software Dev Process of Defense Primes 32:50 Engineering ...
Oct. 12, 2024
Episode 3: Brice Cooper - CSO, Allen Control Systems
Brice Cooper is a former Green Beret, former head of SOCOM C-UAS, and the Chief Strategy Officer of Allen Control Systems. Follow for more! Leave us a review! Timestamps / Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:22 Brice's Army & Special Forces Experience 6:10 Autonomous Vehicles 8:08 SOCOM's Counter-Unmanned Systems Program Breakdown 10:12 Group 3 Interceptors 14:21 Small drone threats (Group 1 and 2) 17:35 Drone Swarms 19:06 Autonomous turrets for shooting down drones 21:55 Innovations Being Ahead of the Problem...
Oct. 4, 2024
Episode 2: Olaf Hichwa - Co-founder and CTO, Neros Technologies
Olaf Hichwa is the co-founder and CTO of Neros Technologies, a defense tech startup building vertically integrated development of unmanned aerial systems at scale. Follow for more, leave us a review, and subscribe on YouTube as well!
Sept. 27, 2024
Episode 1: Dhruva Rajendra - Co-founder and CEO, Deterrence
Our premier episode featuring Dhruva Rajendra, co-founder and CEO of Deterrence, a defense tech startup company building advanced autonomous manufacturing systems. We talk about the drone problem, Steve Jobs, Chinese drone shows, munitions, and much more! Follow and leave a review, and subscribe to our channel on YouTube!