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The Drone Ultimatum

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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01:21:40

Modern Warfare: Drones, AI, and USVs | David Broyles,...

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2025/01/17

From WWII mine warfare to AI-powered drones - exploring next-gen military tech with defense industry insights.(0:00) Intro (1:13) CNA Origins (World War II) (5:08) IEDs in Iraq (12:58) Mines in the Pacific (15:46) Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) (24:21) Drones (29:03) Why and how to use USVs? (42:40) Drone countermeasures (45:41) CNA Funding and Info Flow (52:35) Managing a Team vs Independent Contributor (56:19) AI & LLMs (59:28) Is AI really a timesaver? (1:04:25) AI is a misnomer (1:07:25)

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01:38:26

Power, Tech, and The Wars of The Future | Donald...

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2025/01/10

Donald Stoker discusses military history, national strategies, and today’s global state.0:00 Intro 1:11 About Don 3:44 The Korean War 11:01 North Korea and Iran Today 13:11 War in Ukraine 23:29 Don's Class at Nat'l Defense Uni 27:33 The American Revolution 32:28 Wars of Expansion 34:35 First Gulf War & Military Buildup 40:16 Karl Von Clausewitz 47:28 Why America Loses Wars 54:50 The Impact of Drones on War 1:06:00 Academia 1:09:28 American History Rhyming? 1:14:03 Nuclear Weapons 1:16:18

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01:21:14

Manufacturing, Autonomy, & The Future of American...

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2024/12/20

Dhruva Rajendra discusses autonomy, defense innovation, mergers, and lessons from Ukraine.Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:35) This Week in Startups Podcast (2:40) Michael Saylor & MicroStrategy (5:36) Steve's Review of Wicked (10:21) Company Updates (13:33) Fuses (17:42) BlueHalo-AeroVironment Merger (25:55) Elon's F-35 Debate (36:49) The Future is Autonomy (40:58) Podcast Rebrand (44:50) America's Missing Pieces in Defense (50:00) Not Learning From Ukraine (56:17) Small Drone Markets &

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00:57:41

Drones for Defense and Public Safety, Autonomy, and...

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2024/12/13

Mike Fiuk shares Darkhive’s vision, roadmap, and insights on selling and tech in defense.Chapters: (0:00) Intro (1:00) Who is Mike Fiuk? (4:27) About Darkhive & Obelisk (9:57) Video Games (12:43) Supply Chains (19:01) Reacting to Trae Stephens (22:04) Autonomous Teaming & Analysis (23:38) DIU Blue List (25:35) Advice for Selling in Defense (29:02) Ukraine Lessons & Scale to Win Wars (34:36) How to Get Info About Ukraine (36:30) Darkhive's 2025 Plans42:50 Keeping Products

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01:33:39

The Future of Aerospace, Thiel Fellow Life & Finding...

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2024/12/06

Alex Taylor shares insights on aerospace, the Thiel Fellowship, and purpose-driven American innovation.Chapters: (0:00) Intro (01:37 Why Alex Started Orb Aerospace (07:39) Reality of the Founder Life (09:07) Thiel Fellows (14:18) Exploitative vs Redemptive Entrepreneurship (17:20) Thiel Fellow as a Tribe (20:03) Trials of Success and Failure (22:45) Alex's Religious Journey (26:04) Orb's Mission and Culture (29:56) How Alex & Steve Met (31:32) Being "Normal" vs. "Different" (34:25) Our New

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01:21:07

New Drones, Logistics Tech, and Building Defense...

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2024/11/22

Dan Magy, co-founder and CEO of Firestorm Labs, talks the new drone and logistics tech at Firestorm, his experiences in startups and defense tech, and more.Chapters: (0:00) Intro (1:40) Changing the Podcast Name (6:26) Firestorm Products (9:20) Additive Manufacturing & The XCell (14:34) Original Vision vs. Customer Requests (18:17) Learning Appropriations and the End User (20:44) Act Like You Belong (22:34) Dan’s Previous Ventures (28:20) Personal Investments & Mistakes (34:47) Drones

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01:30:31

West Point & Army Life, Africa, Drones, Ukraine, &...

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2024/11/15

Doug Livermore talks West Point, drones in warfare, deploying to Africa, Ukraine, and more.Chapters: (0:00) Intro (2:06) "College Life" at West Point (6:52)Training the Congalese Army (12:16) Training Former Rebels in Mali (15:33) Africa: What's Going On? (19:41) Rare Earth Minerals In Africa (21:27) Africa's Vicious Cycle of Turmoil (24:04) Steve's Private Military Plan (27:20) The Rapid Development of Drones (30:09) Drones as Munitions (31:50) Adventures in Russia (35:39) ZYN &

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01:25:11

Episode 6: Matt Tavares - Founder, Protocol Media Labs

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2024/11/09

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) North Koreans in

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01:07:44

Episode 5: Scott Sanders - Chief Growth Officer,...

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2024/10/25

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 Path for a New Defense Product (26:37)

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00:51:06

Episode 4: Ryan Farris - Co-founder and COO/CFO,...

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2024/10/18

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

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00:58:02

Episode 3: Brice Cooper - CSO, Allen Control Systems

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2024/10/12

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

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00:57:41

Episode 2: Olaf Hichwa - Co-founder and CTO, Neros...

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2024/10/04

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!

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00:54:05

Episode 1: Dhruva Rajendra - Co-founder and CEO,...

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2024/09/27

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!

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00:00:48

TRAILER | Episode 1: Dhruva Rajendra - Co-founder and...

The Drone Ultimatum ·

2024/09/24

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!

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