
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 | 90 | Founded | 2 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Category | Technology | |||

Stephen Ziegenfuss is the Co-Founder of Vertical Autonomy, a company building next-generation unmanned systems.
Stephen on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-ziegenfuss-6139546/Vertical Autonomy: www.verticalautonomy.com/Steve on ... more
Brett Velicovich is the founder of Powerus and a former intelligence professional who spent years supporting special operations and drone missions before working alongside frontline units in Ukraine.
Brett on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/b... more
Yadin Soffer, co-founder and CEO of Traysar Industries, joins Steve to discuss why the future of warfare may be shifting beneath the surface.
Yadin on X: x.com/yadinsoffer
Yadin on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/yadinsoffer/
Traysar... more
Defense venture capital has entered a new era.
In this episode, Steve Simoni speaks with Vardan Gattani, Partner at 645 Ventures, about why investors are increasingly focused on national security, how defense startups are evaluated, and what founder... more
People also subscribe to these shows.





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.
A great podcast. Brings a casual “Joe Rogan” feel to what’s usually an overproduced and stiff genre (defense/policy). Highly recommend to anyone interested in defense or tech!
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #246 | |
Apple Podcasts | #51 |
Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
A tech-forward, defense-focused series that centers on drones, autonomy, and the broader defense tech ecosystem. Conversations span hardware manufacturing, software integration, procurement, and investment, with real-world warfighting insights, geopolitical context, and practical takeaways for startups, primes, and government programs. Noteworthy angles include mass production in the U.S., open systems and edge computing, and the evolving role of government contracting as a growth driver, all blended with candid industry anecdotes and humor that keeps complex topics accessible.
Listeners likely include engineers, operators, and decision-makers in defense tech and aerospace, as well as investors and policymakers tracking how hardware, softw... more
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for The Drone Ultimatum. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to The Drone Ultimatum and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for The Drone Ultimatum, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for The Drone Ultimatum, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers The Drone Ultimatum has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with The Drone Ultimatum:
1. Drone Wars Podcast
2. Irregular Warfare Podcast
3. War on the Rocks
4. Modern War Institute
5. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
The Drone Ultimatum launched 2 years ago and published 90 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for The Drone Ultimatum from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of The Drone Ultimatum. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on The Drone Ultimatum include:
1. Stephen Ziegenfuss
2. Yadin Soffer
3. Vardan Gattani
4. Dennis DeMeyere
5. Jason Zins
6. Amber Walker
7. John Parkes
8. Zane Mountcastle
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.