Supporting defence and dual use innovators with the knowledge they need to get their tech into the hands of the warfighter.
We stay practical - learning about the battlefield, finding opportunities for validation, helping you progress in your path to empower the defence of the alliance.
Saleel Awsare, the CEO & President of Lantronix shares why drones need AI processing on board rather than in the cloud and how the company's new “Spotter” board addresses this need. You will also learn how Lantronix, a company with no defense background got into the market in mere two years. Today's guest describes growing defense revenue from zero to $12.6M with over 30 customers, starting from a single drone customer. Further, we will talk about defence trade shows, ecosystem partnerships, lobbying, supply chain security, and competing against fast-moving products from competitors.
What will you learn from this episode?
Why do fixed algorithms fail in battle scenarios?
How a board smaller than a phone is meant to replace the “glued together from Chinese parts” prototype approach?
Supply chain security: NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) and TAA (Trade Agreements Act) compliance & Blue UAS certification.
What is the modern battlefield dynamic, and the leading cause of deaths?
How swarming addresses the shortage of pilots?
How to enter defense as a civilian company?
26 Oct 2026
Attackers exploit the gaps in data sharing
Sensors and weapons from different manufacturers, services, and nations often can't share data, creating "silos" that an attacker can exploit.
Today's gust, Niall Greenwood from Neuron Innovations explains his company's "coordination layer," which sits alongside existing C2 systems and feeds data into them rather than replacing them, allowing any sensor to connect to any effector after a single integration. We will also hear about layered air defence against cheap drones, the problem of vendor lock-in with big defence primes and operating in jammed or communications-denied environments. You will also hear about practical business advice for startups in defence!
In this podcast, you will learn:
1) How to choose the right OPEX (operational experiment) and get the most of it?
2) How to get the most from the NATO DIANA accelerator and why applying to it is worth it, even if you're an experienced founder?
3) Why interoperability is a major weakness in defence?
4) Why interoperability doesn't require replacing existing systems?
5) Why cheap drones demand cost-effective defence, and what is currently done wrong.
6) How all technology can eventually be jammed and what's the solution?
7) What to do to accelerate sales of your company?
8) How some governments are making more room for defence procurement?
19 Oct 2026
Cargo at 3000m of ocean depth
In this episode of Winning with Defense Tech, Chase, a co-founder of CET specializing in advanced composite materials and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), shares how his experience building sailboats led to developing next-generation underwater technology for the U.S. Navy and NATO allies.
Chase shares how carbon fiber can make underwater vehicles lighter, more energy-efficient, cheaper to manufacture, and easier to deploy at scale. He also explains the engineering challenges of operating at extreme depths, the military applications of underwater logistics and persistent surveillance, and the advantages of building vehicles that can be flat-packed and rapidly assembled, just like in IKEA:)
In this episode you will learn:
1. Why carbon fiber is a game-changer for underwater vehicles.
2. Why testing to failure can be better than relying on simulations alone.
3. How autonomous underwater vehicles can transform military logistics.
4. Why deployment speed and affordability can matter more than technical specifications alone.
5. How to turn government R&D contracts into a scalable business.
6. How to navigate NATO and international defense procurement.
7. How to make military exercises generate business opportunities.
8. Why persistence and strategic focus are essential in defense tech.
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