Accelerate Defense

About Accelerate Defense

Accelerate Defense is a podcast from ACME General Corp, dedicated to ensuring that the United States maintains its innovation advantage over any military adversary. ACME team members interview political figures, military professionals, and other thought leaders about how innovation shapes our national security landscape.

Publisher

ACME General Corp.

Category

business · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Oct 2020

Latest episode

3 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

5 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Special Episode: Defense Innovation w/ Sec. Chris Miller

   Former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller shares insights on defense innovation and transformation, empowering the US military to stay ahead of emerging threats.

2. 

   18 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Autonomous Weapons and Artificial Intelligence w/ Paul Scharre

   Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at Center for a New American Security, joins ACME General Corp to talk about his recent trip to Ukraine and his observations of and predictions for autonomous weapons and artificial intelligence. In addition to his work at CNAS, Paul is the award-winning author of Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War and Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

3. 

   19 Mar 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Investing in Veterans w/ Craig Cummings

   Craig Cummings, co-founder of Moonshots Capital, joins ACME General Corp to talk about investing in tech start-ups founded by military veteran entrepreneurs. In addition to his work at Moonshots Capital, Craig is the Director of Military and Veteran Affairs for Capital Factory, Austin’s center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. Previously, Craig spent 17 years in the Army, most of that time as an Intelligence Officer serving in support of the National Security Agency.

Inside a recent episode

Special Episode: Defense Innovation w/ Sec. Chris Miller

Published 3 Dec 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Where I get more concerned is when you look at the latest sort of innovation pushed out of Congress, and that was to give a billion dollars in colorless money essentially to DIU to help accelerate these projects through the so -called Valley of Death, it's great to have flexible capital, it's great to have colorless money. I'd love to see that money push down either to the services or better yet, in some cases, out into the field to allow people to solve their own problems and see organizations like DIU essentially being a validator of what can you spend that money on, because you don't have the capability to decide, is this particular small group one drone compromised or not at a unit level? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 5 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

0

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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