Future weapons: The defence tech bros
FT Tech Tonic22 Huhti 2025

Future weapons: The defence tech bros

Defence tech is booming in the US. Start-ups building drones, missiles and AI systems are competing with established companies for a piece of the US defence budget. Are these new participants the future of the defence industry? John Thornhill hears from investors and founders, and we visit the neighbourhood of El Segundo in Los Angeles, dubbed the Silicon Valley of defence tech.


Free to read:

The age of drone warfare is disrupting the defence industry

US defence industry braced for tech shake-up under Trump

The appetite for US defence tech is growing


This episode of Tech Tonic is produced by Persis Love. Edwin Lane is the senior producer. The executive producers are Manuela Saragosa and Topher Forhecz. Sound design by Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, and Joseph Salcedo. Original music by Metaphor Music. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s global head of audio.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(263)

FT Weekend Fest: How AI is really changing jobs

FT Weekend Fest: How AI is really changing jobs

Murad Ahmed speaks to FT journalist Sarah O’Connor about her new book ‘We Are Not Machines’, which explores the impact AI is already having on workplaces. They discuss how Swedish miners dealt with th...

30 Syys 31min

FT Weekend Fest: Is the AI boom a bubble?

FT Weekend Fest: Is the AI boom a bubble?

AI-related investments are now worth up to half of the entire value of the S&P 500. But is the AI investment boom a bubble waiting to burst? Tim Bradshaw, the FT’s global technology correspondent, spe...

16 Syys 21min

Rewiring sport: Hi-tech cheating

Rewiring sport: Hi-tech cheating

At the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas earlier this year, athletes used performance-enhancing drugs and banned equipment in an attempt to break world records. At the same time, companies such as Adidas ar...

15 Heinä 29min

Rewiring sport: Is tech ruining sports fandom?

Rewiring sport: Is tech ruining sports fandom?

Video-assistant refereeing (VAR) has proved to be one of the most controversial pieces of technology ever introduced in sports. But with the rise of everything from broadcasting gimmicks to data-drive...

8 Heinä 25min

Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers

Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers

For decades, sportspeople have been getting fitter, faster and reaching ever-higher levels of performance. But as the margin between winning and losing shrinks, athletes are turning to technology to m...

1 Heinä 26min

Coming soon: Rewiring sport

Coming soon: Rewiring sport

Are technological advances in sport leaving athletes, fans and competition itself better off? Or are they undermining the spirit of sport? With the World Cup underway, the FT’s sports editor Josh Nobl...

24 Kesä 57s

AI Labs: Zuckerberg’s $100bn gamble

AI Labs: Zuckerberg’s $100bn gamble

Mark Zuckerberg created the world’s biggest social media company in Facebook, before deciding the future lay in the metaverse. Now he’s spending hundreds of billions of dollars to transform Meta again...

3 Kesä 28min

AI Labs: Elon Musk wants AI in space

AI Labs: Elon Musk wants AI in space

Elon Musk’s xAI is lagging behind the likes of OpenAI and Google DeepMind in the AI race. Will a giant IPO of SpaceX, Musk’s rocket company, change all that? Murad Ahmed speaks to FT technology corres...

27 Touko 24min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
vallattomat
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
rss-viihde-media
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
the-ulkopolitist
rss-voi-venaja
tervo-halme
otetaan-yhdet
rss-asiastudio
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-girls-finish-f1rst
rss-podme-livebox
rss-toisten-taskuilla
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
rss-vihrea-tuuma
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka