Defense Tech Podcast

About Defense Tech Podcast

Join Host Civilian Sydney as explores the inner workings of government innovation through conversations with key industry players, subject matter experts and government officials. Despite lacking government expertise, Civilian Sydney aims to demystify the complexities of defense tech by engaging insiders and experts in the industry. Listen in as she goes behind the scenes of government to explore the latest in microelectronics, space defense, contracting, startup funding and more. Powered by NSTXL.

Publisher

National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL)

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Feb 2024

Latest episode

4 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Aug 2025

   How Rad-Hard Testing Works with Trusted Strategic Solutions

   How does rad-hard testing work? What does “rad-hard” mean? Join in this episode with special guest Dan Marrujo from Trusted Strategic Solutions, who gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the criticality of testing for radiation-hardened technologies and what’s being done to improve these capabilities for the DoD. Stay tuned until the end of the episode for insights on growing trends in the defense tech industry. Dan is the President of Trusted Strategic Solutions, a consulting firm that provides expertise to industry and government leaders in many technical areas including microelectronics and space technology. Dan is a former Chief Strategy Officer and former Director of the Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) at the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA). He holds a master’s degree in Materials Engineering, a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, and a minor in physics from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA. Get connected with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-marrujo/ Check out the Micro Journey’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micro-journeys-the-pulse-of-whats-next/id1807413458 Learn more about NSTXL at https://nstxl.org/ Catch up on past episodes here.

2. 

   2 Jul 2025

   Gamechanger or Guideline? The Real Impact of Trump’s Acquisition Order

   Doug Crowe, Senior Vice President at NSTXL, analyzes President Trump's acquisition order, exploring its potential to reshape defense contracting and foster innovation within the defense industrial base in this interview.

3. 

   12 Jun 2025

   Agility in Action: How Marketing for the Government Works

   Civilian Jillian Honeycutt discusses marketing for high-impact government projects, drawing from diverse marketing experiences to support Space Systems Command in acquiring new technologies in an interview.

Who has been a guest on Defense Tech Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Doug Crowe
• Jillian Honeycutt
• Krishnendu Chakrabarty
• Fred Kish
• John Muth

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60