
The Future of Defense Integration, Open Systems, and Edge Computing | John Parkes & Amber Walker, Parry Labs
In this episode, Steve sits down with John "JD" Parkes, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Parry Labs, and Amber Walker, Chief Growth Officer.(00:00) Intro(01:34) Building Parry Labs(02:58) Edge com...
8 Jun 1h 25min

Picogrid and the Defense Integration Problem | Zane Mountcastle
Zane Mountcastle is the co-founder and CEO of Picogrid, a defense technology company building the software and hardware infrastructure layer that connects drones, sensors, autonomous systems, and comm...
29 Mai 52min

How Drones and Autonomous Boats Are Reshaping Maritime Warfare | Ben Cipperley, HavocAI
Ben Cipperley is the Chief Strategy Officer of HavocAI and a former Navy EOD officer who spent more than two decades in the Navy, including work on robotics, autonomy, and the Navy’s strategic moderni...
22 Mai 1h 4min

Defense Investing in the Age of AI, China, and Industrial Competition | Weston Moyer & Jonathan Rue
Weston Moyer and Jonathan Rue of MVP Ventures join The Drone Ultimatum to discuss defense tech investing, AI, robotics, aerospace, manufacturing, and what it takes for startups to scale in national se...
15 Mai 1h 12min

How Pryzm Is Building the AI OS for Defense Procurement | Nick LaRovere
Nick LaRovere is the co-founder and CEO of Pryzm, a startup building an AI-powered operating system for defense business development and procurement.00:00 - Intro01:19 - AI coding, “vibe coding,” and ...
8 Mai 1h 2min

Reindustrializing Drone Manufacturing in the U.S. | David Michelson, Re:Build Manufacturing
David Michelson, former Army Ranger, DIU autonomy leader, and current Drones Thesis Leader at Re:Build Manufacturing, discusses what’s actually working and not working in drones and autonomy today.L...
2 Mai 1h 1min

Building Mass Produced Drones for Modern Warfare | Soren Monroe-Anderson, Neros
Cheap drones are reshaping warfare in real time.In this episode, Soren Monroe-Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Neros Technologies, breaks down what it actually takes to build low-cost, scalable FPV dro...
24 Apr 1h 2min

Epirus to CX2: Electronic Warfare and the Future of Drone Defense | Nathan Mintz
Nathan Mintz, founder and CEO of CX2 and former founding CEO of Epirus, joins the show to break down how electronic warfare is reshaping modern drone defense.Nathan Mintz (LinkedIn)CX2 WebsiteWe cover...
11 Apr 1h 17min



















