Founding the Fight: Startups and the Future of Defense - Nathan Mintz | Part II
Drone Wars4 Jun 2025

Founding the Fight: Startups and the Future of Defense - Nathan Mintz | Part II

Part II: Autonomy, Spectrum Warfare, and the Next Generation of Defense In this special two-part edition of Drone Wars, host Dan Magy continues his conversation with Nathan Mintz, defense tech entrepreneur and CEO of CX2, exploring the tactical and strategic frontiers of modern warfare. T his episode focuses on the rising importance of human-machine teaming, drone autonomy in GPS-denied environments, and how spectrum dominance is becoming essential to battlefield success. The discussion also...

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