

The Drone Ultimatum
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The preeminent podcast for all things drones, defense tech, defense policy, and modern warfare. Featured guests include industry leaders, policy experts, military warfighters, business titans, and many more. Hosted by Steve Simoni, co-founder and CEO of Allen Control Systems.
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Oct 12, 2024 • 58min
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
(23:32) Combining Autonomous Vehicles + Autonomous Weapons
(24:04) Brice's Advice to Startups Working with the Government
(30:03) How to Navigate Foreign Military Sales
(31:13) The State of Ukraine & Foreign Affairs
(38: 13) Conflicts Accelerating Defense Technology Usage
(43:16) CCA Drama
(47:01) Betting Markets & Steve's Startup Idea
(51:58) Brice's Looking Ahead to Working in A Startup

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Oct 4, 2024 • 58min
Drone Swarms & The New Tech of Warfare | Olaf Hichwa (Podcast Ep. 2)
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!

Sep 27, 2024 • 54min
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!

Sep 24, 2024 • 48sec
TRAILER | Episode 1: Dhruva Rajendra - Co-founder and CEO, Deterrence
Don't miss our premier episode featuring Dhruva Rajendra, co-founder and CEO of Deterrence, a defense tech startup company building advanced autonomous manufacturing systems. Full episode drops Friday, Sept. 27th. Follow us and hit the bell to be notified right when the episode goes live!