
The preeminent podcast for all things drones, defense tech, defense policy, and modern warfare. Featured guests include industry leaders, policy experts, military warfighters, business titans, and many more. Hosted by Steve Simoni, co-founder and President of Allen Control Systems.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 102 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Technology | |||

Matt Kling is the Vice President and General Manager of AI Systems at MatrixSpace, a company developing compact, low-cost radar systems for counter-drone defense, airspace monitoring, and autonomous operations.
Matt on LinkedIn: www.linkedin... more
What happens when a drone needs to navigate underground, inside a building, or in an environment where GPS is unavailable?
Dr. Stefan Hrabar is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Emesent, an Australian robotics company developing autonomou... more
Malin Crewse and LeGrand Crewse are brothers and co-founders of Corvus Industries, where LeGrand serves as CEO and Malin as CTO.
Corvus is developing small, low-cost kinetic interceptors designed to counter drones at ranges where electronic warfare... more
Derek McBride, Portfolio Manager in the Autonomous Warfare portfolio at the Department of War Innovation Unit (DIU), joins the show to discuss how the Pentagon is approaching drones, autonomy, and the defense industrial base.
Derek on LinkedIn: http... more
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This podcast, man… Such an important topic and interesting subject matter area. The guests always seem like they’re going to be super interesting and informative. But then the host starts talking and he just never shuts up. But he doesn’t really say anything. He rarely asks good questions. And when he finally does ask a question, he doesn’t really let his guests talk. It’s so frustrating because there’s definitely a good podcast to be had here, just not with this profoundly unskilled interviewer... more
The host just randomly jumps from question to question often reverting back to talking about himself . Felt like I was in the basement of two 24-year-old kids who played video games and eat Ramen noodle all day and find inspiration in Beavis and Butthead
Steve you need to do a show on the battery and power systems and standardization efforts versus the proliferation of batteries across drone platforms. Please
Extremely interesting discussions about a critical topic. Keep up the stellar work.
Great podcast for anyone interested in defense and especially defense tech.
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Apple Podcasts | #244 |
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A deep-dive into drones, defense tech, and modern warfare, with a focus on how private startups, government programs, and military users intersect. Topics routinely cover autonomous systems, counter-drone strategies, defense procurement, and the evolving software-first approach to multi-domain autonomy, along with real-world deployments, funding dynamics, and manufacturing scale. Noteworthy is the blend of founder-level storytelling with policy and procurement realism, plus candid takes on the pace of innovation versus traditional defense cycles. This show is likely to appeal to listeners who want practical insights for pitching guests, sourcing sponsorships, or understanding how defense tech moves from lab to battlefield-to-boardroom. A re... more
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The Drone Ultimatum launched 2 years ago and published 102 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on The Drone Ultimatum include:
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