Dark Factories, AI Agents, and Mass Production for Defense | Dennis DeMeyere, Autonomous Production
In this episode, Steve sits down with Dennis DeMeyere, Co-Founder and CEO of Autonomous Production.Manufacturing capacity has become a strategic advantage. As drones, autonomous systems, and precision...
19 Juni 1h 12min
How Investors Evaluate Defense Startups | Jason Zins, Nomi Capital
Jason Zins is the Founder and Managing Partner of Nomi Capital. Nomi Capital invests across defense, aerospace, manufacturing, space, energy, and national security technologies. Jason shares how his t...
12 Juni 48min
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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 1h 1min
