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• America’s Intelligence Wake-Up Call | Simone Ledeen (Podcast #22)

  Simone Ledeen has served in various U.S. Government and business leadership positions, most recently as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy. Her prior US Government work, including on multiple overseas deployments, influenced key counterterrorism activities, intelligence collection and analysis, as well as military information support operations involving cyber and disinformation, irregular warfare, direct action, sensitive special operations and personnel recovery/hostage issues. She is a Senior Fellow at the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue where she works on a variety of issues including the nexus of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Ms. Ledeen has an MBA from the Bocconi University School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University. Her writing has been featured in The Hill, the National Interest, Newsweek and the National Review. She has appeared on Al Arabiya, Al Hurra, Asharq TV and numerous podcasts.https://www.simoneledeen.com/Simone’s Substack: https://substack.com/@signalsandstrategies1Vantage ROI: https://vantageroi.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-ledeen/--Follow the show everywhere! 👇Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YOfGtOApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drone-ultimatum/id1770994541X (Twitter): https://x.com/droneultimatumInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedroneultimatum/Check out Allen Control Systems (ACS): https://www.allencontrolsystems.com/#podcast #China #Drones #Taiwan #DefenseTech #Geopolitics #AI #MilitaryStrategy #USChinaRelations #DefenseIndustry #EconomicStatecraft

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• Inside the Defense Tech Boom: Investors, Entrepreneurs, and the DoD | Podcast #21 with Live Audience

  Follow the show and subscribe for more!Chapters / Topics:IntroEpirus Fundraising AnnouncementDual Use vs. Military-Use OnlyR&D and ProcurementHow to get the Military to Buy Your StuffDefense Investor Perspective on Current TrendsTips for Fundraising in Defense TechIncubation & Cap TablesHumanoid RobotsPresentation and CollaborationAudience Questions--Naweed Tahmas served as the Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director of the White House.He advised the President, and advanced the Administration's key policy and personnel priorities in coordination with over 15 federal departments and agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Interior, General Services Administration, National Science Foundation, and others. He successfully negotiated and secured key policies that protected manufacturing jobs and critical supply chains.He has also held director roles at Firehouse Strategies and Umbra Space.--Alex Moore focuses on incubating companies through 8VC’s Build Program, Defense, building talent networks and fundamental operational support for the portfolio. Alex also focuses on enterprise and seed-stage investments. Prior to joining 8VC Alex was a startup operator for 12 years. Alex was the first employee and Director of Operations at Palantir Technologies, building the team from one room to 350 people, $100mm in sales. Alex co-founded Backplane, a social media analytics company, and NodePrime, a cloud automation company which was acquired in 2016 by Ericsson.--As Army Applications Laboratory’s executive director, Dr. Casey Perley leads the mission to reshape how the Army works with industry to provide the best tech in the world to the best Army in the world. Her vision is for AAL to work from problem inception to sustainment hand in glove with stakeholders across the Army and the Department of Defense to accelerate and assess the Army’s ability to ingest innovation.----Follow the show everywhere! 👇Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YOfGtOApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drone-ultimatum/id1770994541X (Twitter): https://x.com/droneultimatumInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedroneultimatum/Check out Allen Control Systems (ACS): https://www.allencontrolsystems.com/#podcast #DefenseTech #MilitaryInnovation #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #NationalSecurity #Lethality #DualUseTech #DefenseIndustry #AI #Robotics #Autonomy #MilitaryTech #Drones #DefenseStartups #DirectedEnergy #MissileTech #GovTech

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• How China’s Rise is Changing Economics, Technology, and War | April Herlevi, Ph.D. (Podcast #20)

  Is China the new global superpower? April Herlevi, a senior research scientist at CNA and non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research, joins us to break down China’s economic statecraft, military expansion, and defense tech strategy. We discuss China’s growing arms exports, the role of drones in modern warfare, Taiwan’s response to military threats, and how China’s global reach extends from Africa to AI development.China’s military exports & influence in AfricaThe role of drones & AI in modern warfareTaiwan’s defense strategy & lessons from UkraineThe rise of China’s special economic zonesOverfishing, economic statecraft, and global impact--Notes on April's WorkIntersections, CNA’s US-China Technology Competition Newsletter: https://www.cna.org/our-media/newsletters/intersectionsTaiwan Lessons Learned from the Russia-Ukraine War: https://www.cna.org/reports/2024/12/taiwan-lessons-learned-from-the-russia-ukraine-warTaiwan Lessons Learned Executive Summary: https://www.cna.org/quick-looks/2024/10/Taiwan-Lessons-Learned-from-Russia-Ukraine.pdfChina as a Niche Arms Exporter Article: https://www.cna.org/our-media/indepth/2021/08/china-as-a-niche-arms-exporterMap of recipient countries: https://www.cna.org/reports/2021/10/CHINAS-DEFENSE-EXPORTS-Small-Volume-but-room-for-growth.pdf China’s arms export data (From SIPRI, updated for 2022-23): https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/CSVResultUS-China Security and Economic Commission (USCC) Testimony on China’s Arms Exports: https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/April_Herlevi_Testimony.pdfBook Project Summary: https://herlevi.weebly.com/current-projects.html--April A. Herlevi is an expert on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) foreign and security policy, economic statecraft for technology acquisition, and the increasing role of PRC commercial, economic and military actors globally. Her research focuses on PRC technology and innovation, global infrastructure development, and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).For CNA, Herlevi has published research on port operations along China’s Maritime Silk Road, PLA views of Oceania, and China-Middle East relations, and she continues to research PRC technological upgrading. She regularly participates in CNA-led wargames and was on a team that won the CNA CEO Teamwork Award for supporting the CNA wargaming team.Follow April on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herlevi--Follow the show everywhere! 👇YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedroneultimatumApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drone-ultimatum/id1770994541X (Twitter): https://x.com/droneultimatumInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedroneultimatum/Check out Allen Control Systems (ACS): https://www.allencontrolsystems.com/

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• Unmanned Surface Vessels, Drone Swarms, & Deterring China | Bryan Clark (Podcast #19)

  Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at Hudson Institute. He is an expert in naval operations, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, military competitions, and wargaming.TOPICS(0:00) Intro(1:00) Bryan's Background & Hudson Institute(4:21) Saronic & USVs Breakdown(15:05) Impacts of Drones in Ukraine War(18:21) Carrier Strike Group in Age of USVs(24:00) American Drone Production Capacity(27:01) Unitree & Humanoid Robots(30:28) How to Counter Drone Swarms(39:18) GPS Denied Components for Drones(42:01) Retooling Our Arsenal & Countering China(51:26) DOD Getting Ahead of DOGE?(54:41) Hypersonics Are Not That Great(57:06) Contested Logistics(1:00:37) Lasers Are Overrated(01:04:11) Loitering Munitions(01:06:17) Undersea Drones(01:11:08) OutroFollow the show everywhere! 👇YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedroneultimatumApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drone-ultimatum/id1770994541X (Twitter): https://x.com/droneultimatumInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedroneultimatum/Check out Allen Control Systems (ACS): https://www.allencontrolsystems.com/

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• Breaking Into Defense: How Startups Can Work with the Army | Dr. Casey Perley (Podcast #18)

  Dr. Casey Perley joins the show to talk about the Army Applications Lab, innovation in defense, and how startups can work with the Army.👉 Watch one of our favorite episodes: https://youtu.be/fA8x9eGvaFk?si=bpFeYTM3Gz1Z12m2(00:00) Intro(01:02) Meet Dr. Casey Pearly & Army Applications Lab (02:13) How the Army Works with Startups & Non-Traditional Companies (03:36) The Army’s Definition of Non-Traditional Companies (06:00) How the Army Identifies Problems & Finds Solutions (07:41) The Process of Getting Tech to the Warfighter (12:06) How Many Army Tech Projects Are Active Right Now? (14:44) Breaking Down a Real Military Innovation Cohort (19:01) How the Army Evaluates Innovation Success (25:02) The Rise of FPV Drones & Their Role in Warfare (31:00) Competing with DJI: How the US Can Build a Stronger Drone Industry (37:01) The History of Bioweapons & Biosecurity in Defense (41:00) How Startups Should Approach Working with the Army (46:07) What SBIR Funding Is & How Startups Can Win It (50:26) Countering Drones: Can It Be Done? (53:34) Final Thoughts & Where the Future of Military Innovation is Headed --As Army Applications Laboratory’s executive director, Dr. Casey Perley leads the mission to reshape how the Army works with industry to provide the best tech in the world to the best Army in the world. Her vision is for AAL to work from problem inception to sustainment hand in glove with stakeholders across the Army and the Department of Defense to accelerate and assess the Army’s ability to ingest innovation.Dr. Perley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyperley/--Follow the show everywhere! 👇Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3YOfGtOApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drone-ultimatum/id1770994541X (Twitter): https://x.com/droneultimatumInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedroneultimatum/Check out Allen Control Systems (ACS): https://www.allencontrolsystems.com/#Podcast #DefenseTech #MilitaryInnovation #Drones #ArmyStartups #NationalSecurity #DefenseStartups #MilitaryTechnology #DoDContracts #TechFunding #FutureOfWarfare #Innovation #DronesInWarfare #USArmy #DefenseIndustry #StartupFunding #GovernmentContracts #MilitaryTech #Entrepreneurship #DefensePolicy #EmergingTech

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